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Encyclopedia > Timeline of Melbourne history

This is a timeline of major events in the history of the city of Melbourne, Australia. Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...

Chart of Melbourne's population growth since first settlement in 1851.
Chart of Melbourne's population growth since first settlement in 1851.

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18th century

(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George Bass George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771 – unknown, post 1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford Lincolnshire and was educated at Boston Grammar School. ...

19th century

A map dating to the 1880s shows the well-established suburbs of Melbourne.
A map dating to the 1880s shows the well-established suburbs of Melbourne.

Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Karte_Melbourne_MKL1888. ... Image File history File links Karte_Melbourne_MKL1888. ... // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... There have been several people named James Grant. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... John Murray (c. ... There is also Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Grimes (February 24, 1772 - February 19, 1858) was an English surveyor of Australia. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... David Collins (March 3, 1754 – March 24, 1810) was the inaugural Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... Sullivan Bay lies 60kms due south of Melbourne on Port Phillip Bay, one km east of Sorrento, Victoria. ... A beach on the Mornington Peninsula A beach on the Mornington Peninsula A beach on the Mornington Peninsula The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Western Port Bay and Bass Strait. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Henty (1810-1878); pioneer, first permanent settler in Victoria, Born in West Tarring, Sussex, England. ... This article is about the continent. ... Portland at dawn The town of Portland is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Batman John Batman (21 January 1801 - 5 May 1839) was an Australian farmer and businessman who was one of the first settlers of the Melbourne area. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ... The Wurundjeri are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who occupied what is now Melbourne, Australia prior to European settlement of the area. ... John Batman John Batman (21 January 1801 - 5 May 1839) was an Australian farmer and businessman who was one of the first settlers of the Melbourne area. ... John Pascoe Fawkner John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 - 4 September 1869) was an early pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Population 67,000 Area 33 km² Mayor Cr John So (Lord Mayor) Electoral Wards none Councillors John So, Gary Singer, Fraser Brindley, Peter Clarke, Carl Jetter, Catherine Ng, Brian Shanahan, Fiona Snedden, David Wilson Capital Melbourne Suburbs/Townships Carlton, Carlton North, Docklands, East Melbourne, Fishermans Bend, Flemington, Hotham Hill, Jolimont... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ... Schematic plan of Hoddles allotments for the village of Melbourne, March,1837 Each block was further subdivided into 20 allotments each 76 perches in area Map of central Melbourne Melbournes CBD. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Robert Hoddle with his omnipresent surveying telescope Robert Hoddle (20 April 1794 - 24 October 1881) was a surveyor of Port Phillip in the 1830s, and the creator of the Hoddle Grid in central Melbourne. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Port. ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The arms of the City of Melbourne The flag of the City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville is one of Australia’s leading public hospitals. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Ballarat is a city in regional Victoria, Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, with a population of 84,000 people. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Charles La Trobe (March 20, 1801 - December 4, 1875) was the first lieutenant-governor of the state of Victoria. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Old Quad Building, formerly Old Law The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Port Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Images of the Palais dIndustrie The Exposition Universelle of 1855 was a Worlds Fair held in Paris, France. ... A panoramic view of the library facade, forecourt and lawns from Swanston Street The State Library lit up at night. ... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Williamstown Nelson Place, a popular street to visit in Williamstown consisting of many cafés. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Captain Sir Charles Hotham, RN, KCB, was Governor of Victoria, Australia (22 May 1855 - 31 December 1855) Categories: People stubs ... Exhibit space Museum hall The Melbourne Museum is located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. ... Eight-hour day banner, Melbourne, 1856 The Eight-hour day movement, also known as the Short-time movement, had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where industrial production in large factories transformed working life and imposed long hours and poor working conditions. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Ashokan Reservoir, located in Ulster County, New York, USA. It is one of 19 that supplies New York City with drinking water. ... Yan Yean Reservoir is the oldest water supply for the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... A relief on the external façade of the Queen Victoria Market building. ... Moorabool St, Geelong A view of Corio Bay from Moorabool Street. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... Melbourne Grammar School is an independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1858. ... Scotch College is the name of several schools affiliated with either the Uniting Church or Presbyterian Church in Australia: Scotch College, Adelaide in Torrens Park and Mitcham, South Australia Scotch College, Melbourne in Hawthorn, Victoria (Presbyterian) Scotch College, Perth in Swanbourne, Western Australia Scotch College, Launceston in Launceston, Tasmania amalgamated... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Spencer Street Station is a major railway station in Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Melbourne Trades Hall entrance on Lygon Street Melbourne Trades Hall is a Trades Hall building located in the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and home to the Victorian Trades Hall Council. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Robert OHara Burke by William Strutt William John Wills In 1860-61 Robert OHara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, a distance of around... 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar) // January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City January 2 - Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies and is succeeded by... National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. ... The 1976 cup won by Van Der Hum. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Melbourne Zoo, contains more than 350 animal species from Australia and around the world. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Colonial Exhibitions were supposed to bolster popular support for the various colonial empires. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... During the Melbourne International Comedy Festival the Melbourne Town Hall acts as venue to a large number of the performances. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Melbourne Mint, in Melbourne, Australia, was a branch of the British Royal Mint. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Supreme Court of Victoria is located on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets, Melbourne - the same intersection as the Melbourne Magistrates Court and the County Court of Victoria. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A Test match in progress. ... See also Australian Football League. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the school in Melbourne, Australia. ... Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Royal Exhibition Building from the main avenue of the Carlton Gardens The Royal Exhibition Building, viewed from the west The Royal Exhibition Building is located in Melbourne, Australia. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... Cable tram dummy and trailer on the St Kilda Line in Melbourne in 1905. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works is a public utility board in Melbourne, Australia set up to provide water supply, sewerage and sewage treatment functions for the city. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

20th century

(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... City Baths, in Melbourne, Australia, is a historically significant building. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Broadmeadows railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... A C class tram An A1 class tram The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, has one of the worlds most extensive networks of tramways. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... On the eve of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival in November 1923, half the police force in Melbourne went on strike over the operation of a supervisory system using spooks. Riots and looting followed as crowds poured forth from Flinders Street Station on the Friday and Saturday nights and made... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama and comedy. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The arms of the City of Melbourne The flag of the City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Traffic lights can have several additional lights for filter turns or bus lanes. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Russell Street Police Headquarters was for many years the headquarters of the Victoria Police before they were moved to St Kilda Road in about 1990. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the fictional creature Moomba from the final fantasy series, see http://en. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A traditional style parking meter A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. ... Orica is an Australian-headquartered multinational manufacturer of various chemical products, from paints to explosives. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HSV-7, commonly known as Seven Melbourne, is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an architecturally significant, outdoor performance venue in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... The West Gate Bridge is a large cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to the third largest tram network in the world, consisting of 245 kilometres of track, 500 trams, and 1770 tram stops. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The City Loop (properly called the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop or MURL) is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to the third largest tram network in the world, consisting of 245 kilometres of track, 500 trams, and 1770 tram stops. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Russell Street Bombing is the name given to a tragedy that occurred at 1pm on March 27, 1986 when a stolen 1979 Holden Commodore left parked outside the Russell Street Police Headquarters complex in Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, exploded. ... Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof. ... This is a list of the most significant skyscrapers and other tall buildings (including those under construction) in Melbourne, Australia, listed by height to roof. ... The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains five continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, parts of Africa and Asia) as well as four oceans (South... Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... According to folklore, La Llorona (IPA: - lah yoh-ROH-nah, Spanish for the crying woman), sometimes called the Woman in White or the Weeping Woman is the ghost of a woman crying for her dead children, whose appearances are sometimes held to presage death. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hoddle Street massacre is the name given to a tragedy that occurred on the evening of Sunday, August 9, 1987 in Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Queen Street, facing north from Flinders St The Queen Street massacre was a tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 8 people, and serious injury to 5 more, as well as severely traumatising many many more individuals, on the afternoon of December 8, 1987. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Southbank is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ... Southbank, across the Yarra from Melbourne City Southbank is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Car-free zones are also known as auto-free zones and pedestrianised zones. ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ... Postcode 3000 was a planning policy for Melbourne, Australia begun by the Kennett (LIB) government. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Tasty nightclub raid refers to an August 7, 1994 incident at the Tasty nightclub in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ... CityLink is a tolled freeway system in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ... The Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre is located in Southbank to the south of the CBD. The Centre was built as a replacement for the Royal Exhibition Building and it consists of the Convention Centre and the Exhibition Centre, both were opened at diffenrent times. ... Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Atrium at Crown Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia welcoming 140,000 visitors daily. ... The term gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Exhibit space Museum hall The Melbourne Museum is located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Bolte Bridge, Melbourne The Bolte Bridge is a large twin Cantilever bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

21st century

  • 2000 - The CityLink freeways open, including two new tunnels, a new cross-harbour bridge, and electronic tolling
  • 2000 - Docklands Stadium (later renamed Colonial Stadium, currently Telstra Dome) completed
  • 2000 - March 6 - Bourke Street redevelopment
  • 2002 - Controversial Melbourne 2030 planning policy introduced. Aimed to increase population in designated 'activity centres' and curb urban sprawl. Promises to increase public transport usage to 20% of motorised trips by 2020.
  • 2006 - Commonwealth Games Held
  • 2010 - Population expected to reach 4,000,000
  • 2015 - Expected completion of docklands.

The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... A toll road, tollway, turnpike, pike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a toll (i. ... Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Bourke Street Mall Bourke Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne 2030 is a Victorian Government urban planning blueprint for the metropolis of Melbourne covering the period 2000-2030 in which the population of the urban area is expected to grow to just under 5 million people. ... Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl), a term with pejorative implication, refers to the unplanned, rapid and expansive growth of a greater metropolitan area, traditionally suburbs (or exurbs) over a large area. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 2015 (MMXV) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

  • History of Melbourne

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

References

  1. ^ Melbourne the city's history and development, 2nd ed pg 5, Miles Lewis, 1995

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