By Tim Lambert
19th Century Melbourne
1835 The city of Melbourne is founded
1837 Williamstown is laid out
1842 St James Cathedral is built. Melbourne is incorporated.
1848 Melbourne Royal Hospital is founded
1851 Melbourne has a population of 29,000
1853 Melbourne University is founded
1854 A railway is built between Melbourne and Port Melbourne
1856 The State Library is built
1862 The Old Treasury Building is built
1865 A monument to Burke and Wills is erected in Melbourne
1867 Treasury Gardens are laid out
1870 Melbourne Town Hall is built. Royal Arcade is built.
1876 Government House is built
1878 The first telephone call in Australia is made in Melbourne
1880 Ned Kelly is hanged in Melbourne
1883 Melbourne is connected to Sydney by railway
1892 Block Arcade is built
20th Century Melbourne
1903 Melbourne City Baths are built
1906 Electric trams begin running in Melbourne
1932 Manchester Unity Building is built
1934 The Shrine of Remembrance is built. Captain Cook’s Cottage is shipped to Melbourne.
1940 The Century Building opens
1956 Melbourne hosts the Olympic Games
1970 The West Gate Bridge over the Yarra collapses
1980 City Square opens
1982 The Jewish Museum opens in Melbourne
1985 City Loop is completed. The Chinese Museum opens.
1986 Rialto Towers is built
1990 The Gold Treasury Museum opens
1992 Scienceworks Museum opens
1993 The Museum of Printing opens
1996 Melbourne Exhibition Centre opens
1999 Bolte Bridge is Built
21st Century Melbourne
2001 Melbourne Museum opens
2002 Federation Square opens
2006 Eureka Tower is built
2006 Unesco designates Melbourne a city of literature
