TIMELINE OF MELBOURNE
Melbourne 0-50,000 B.C first inhabitants are thought to have arrived in Australia at 50,000 BC
Melbourne zoo Melbourne cup in Flemington Melbourne's trade hall Royal Mint National gallery of Victoria The Burke and Wills expedition departed from Royal Park National Gallery of Victoria is founded First Melbourne Cup Victorian Exhibition held Melbourne's population reaches 125, Melbourne Zoo founded Batman's Hill levelled Melbourne overtakes Sydney to become Australia's largest city 1866 – Inter colonial Exhibition of Australasia held The current Town Hall begins construction The Royal Mint is completed Sarah’s page
1850’s
Melbourne in the late 19 th century 18 here is where Collins st is and some of the shops they have provided
This photo shows an old paddle steamer and a rowing boat in the Yarra river in the paddle steamer is a good example of how things have changed and what early transport looked like.
Musicians in parade. Bourke Street, People playing banjos and instruments from their home countries.
Phar lap winning the 1930 Melbourne cup at Flemington racecourse.
A photo showing cable tram in swanston street near the Melbourne town hall in 1831.
This photo shows ships tied up at docklands in the ships look different to today's and there looks like there could be old factories around.
1910: Current Flinders Street Station completed.
Melbourne: 1910 – Current Flinders Street Station building is completed The Domed Reading Room of the State Library is opened Strict height limit of 32 feet (40 metres) imposed on all buildings Electric suburban train services commence on the Broadmeadows line
W-class Melbourne Trams Melbourne City Council installs the city's first set ofMelbourne City Council traffic lightstraffic lights at Collins and Swanson streets first radio station 3AR3AR Victorian police went on strike in Australian Qantas airways began service 1921 Essendon airport opens James Page
MELBOURNE Melbourne was still developing into the city it is today. The architecture were very art deco. It had state of the art transport and factories surrounded it.
ICI-Australia’s tallest office building until 1961
Collins Street State Library of Victoria in 1957
1956-Melbourne hosts the Olympics games
Melbourne “The Split” ( ALP's split in October 1955 leads to formation of a new party ) Melbourne hosts the Olympic Games First Australian television station The ICI house (Australia’s tallest office building until 1961) was opened
The turning point in the development for Melbourne is considered to be the hosting of the Olympic Games. After the Olympics Games, Melbourne started to be transformed. New buildings were built, there was more traffic. The city started to incorporate different cultures
1962 Puffing Billy Railway re-opened.
1961 Monash Uni was opened in the Eastern Suburbs to account for the growing need for tertiary education in Melbourne
1967 Ronald Ryan was hanged in February He would be the last man to be legally executed in Melbourne.
Collins Street (Melbourne, Vic)
Contrasting styles. The Neo- Gothic Scots' Church built in 1874 and the huge 1980's Post Modern 120 Collins Street Building.
Shows three storey building; theatre on ground level and a lending library in the upper floors in the 1980's; classic detail including a niche in the centre of the top floor containing a statue.
Melbourne 1991 In the urban area, the largest PowerStation is the New Port PowerStation, located close to the mouth of the Yarra River the stack of which dominates the skyline of the inner western suburbs.
Melbourne 1996 The docklands had started there development stages and the construction began. The space remained vacant and unused during the 1980s and it fell in to disrepair. It was used for "special events" during the 1990s, becoming notable for a number of dance and rave parties.
MELBOURNE 2000 In the year 2000 Melbourne was developing a lot. The city link freeways were opened, Telstra dome was completed and Bourke street was also redeveloped.
MELBOURNE 2006 In the year of 2006 the commonwealth games were held in Melbourne. It was the largest sporting event to be held in Melbourne since the Olympics in 1956.