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Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater geographical area had an approximate population of four million...
Timeline of Events
1892
6.11.1892
The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
1899
1.22.1899
Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.
2.2.1899
The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
2.2.1899
The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
1901
5.9.1901
Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.
1913
3.12.1913
Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. (Melbourne remained temporary capital until 1927 while the new capital was still under construction.)
1934
11.11.1934
The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
1956
12.6.1956
A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
1967
2.3.1967
Ronald Ryan, the last person to be executed in Australia, is hanged in Pentridge Prison, Melbourne.
1970
10.15.1970
Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses.
1986
3.27.1986
A car bomb explodes at Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, killing 1 police officer and injuring 21 people.
1999
10.31.1999
Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
2007
3.23.2007
In Melbourne, Australia, a fire in the Burnley Tunnel kills three.