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The former Geelong Law Courts, in Myers Street, Geelong. 1910 – Geelong officially becomes a city; 1912 – Electric trams begin operation in Geelong; 1912 – First automatic telephone exchange in the Southern Hemisphere opens in Geelong; 1920 – Royal Australian Navy's submarine fleet based at Osborne House; 1925 – Geelong Football Club ...
Geelong's History is preserved through both the Geelong Historical Society, and the associated Geelong Heritage Centre currently housed in the new regional library [134] building opened in 2015. [135] Now defunct, Geelong hosted a digital conference Pivot Summit which was headlined by Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak in 2017. [136]
The Geelong Club: 74 Brougham Street 1888–89 [22] Geelong Customs House: 57 Brougham Street 1855–56 [23] Geelong railway station: 1 Railway Terrace 1877 [24] Geelong Synagogue: 74–78 McKillop Street 1861 [25] Geelong Telegraph Station: 83A Ryrie Street 1857–58 [26] Geelong City Hall: 30 Gheringhap Street 1855 [27] Geelong Wool Exchange ...
Formerly known as the Geelong Historical Records Section, its name was changed in 2003 to the Geelong Heritage Centre. The Geelong Heritage Centre also holds archival and historical records gathered by the Geelong Historical Society, [8] which has also been involved in numerous commemorative events and dedicating monuments [9] and is often cited as the authoritative source on early Geelong ...
Atlatl – Paleo-Indians (Beringian Diaspora) from over 11,500 years ago had developed a highly developed spear thrower in the form of the atlatl to hunt woolly mammoths, giant sloths, mastodon, muskox (euceratherium), giant beaver, early caribou, steppe bison, saber-toothed cat, and other Pleistocene animals.
The Port Phillip Association (originally the Geelong and Dutigalla Association) [1] was formally formed in June 1835 to settle land in what would become Melbourne, which the association believed had been acquired by John Batman for the association from Wurundjeri elders after he had obtained their marks to a document, which came to be known as Batman's Treaty.
In late 2023 and early 2024, the Bulgandry Aboriginal art site in the Brisbane Water National Park, an ancient Aboriginal art site in New South Wales, was vandalised twice within a few months. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service closed off one walking track to the site, installed signs, and installed surveillance cameras, in a bid to ...
The Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps was formed in 1846, following the conclusion of the Northern War phase of the New Zealand Wars against Hone Heke.The Governor, George Grey, had requested military forces for the defence of the early settlers in New Zealand, and instead of supplying regular military forces the British parliament approved the creation of the Corps. [1]