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  2. 1834-5 CENTENARY OF VICTORIA 1934-5

    The rival claims of Batman and Fawkner to have founded the first permanent settlement in Victoria, in 1835, completely ignored the prior claims of the Henty brothers who established themselves in Portland Bay in 1834. But, whatever the year in which Victorian history began, the foundations of the State were so ...

    Article : 195 words
  3. MELBOURNE'S PROGRESS.

    Standing in one of the busy thoroughfares of Melbourne, with everywhere the noise and bustle of a great metropolis, a visitor from the Old World, accustomed to a slower tempo in the march of progress, would find it difficult to believe that ...

    Article : 147 words
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    MELBOURNE IN 1839: An carty sketch showing the infont town as viewed from the south bank of the Yarra. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 25 words
  5. CIVIC PRIDE.

    Perhaps in no city in Australia has there been shown a more discerning and appreciative sense of civic consciousness than in Melbourne, with its beautiful parks and gardens, ...

    Article : 379 words
  6. SEPARATION

    Political history records few more fascinating chapters than that which relates the struggles of the residents of Port Phillip to achieve independence. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,034 words
  7. A CHRONOLOGY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 365 words
  8. INDUSTRY.

    Notwithstanding important position which manufactures have occupied in the development of Victorian industry, the pastoral activities have been the greatest source ...

    Article : 733 words
  9. EARLY DAYS.

    It was in prophetic vein that the "Herald in its issue of November 17, 1836, described the then infant settlement at Melbourne, [?] referred to its probable rapid development[?] ...

    Article : 525 words
  10. HUMBLE BEGINNING.

    Most Victorians agree that Melbourne owes its origin to the adventurous, Australian-born John Batman, but, notwithstanding the oftquoted entry in his diary. "This is the place ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,064 words
  11. ROMANTIC STORY.

    The story of Victoria's growth from the days of its struggling white settlement on the banks of the Yarra; of the hectic gold rushes to Ballarat and Bendigo; of Melbourne's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,075 words
  12. FIRST LAND SALE.

    The first sale of Crown land in the town ship of Melbourne took place on June 1, [?] and was attended by a handful of [?] pioneers with courage enough to risk the ...

    Article : 306 words
  13. PICTURESQUE VICTORIA.

    The Great Dividing Range, running down the eastern side of the continent, turns abruptly at the point where it crosses the Victorian border and continues right across the State ...

    Article : 256 words
  14. "THE KING'S DOMAIN

    Permission is being sought to name [?] new park being laid out in Melbourne Domain "The King's Domain." With the completion of the new park ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. FOREST WEALTH.

    Victoria has a forest area of approximately 8,000,000 acres, or nearly 14 per cent, of the total area of the State, but less than half of this timber country has been permanently ...

    Article : 127 words
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