Ally Sara Industrial Design Timeline By ally36 Jan 26, 1788 Landing of the first fleet Jan 1, 1803 Thos. Sheraton writes of Botany Bay wood Jan 1, 1820 Webster and Temple, two convicts, make a set of chairs for Governor Macquarie Jan 1, 1827 Hobart Mechanics Institute founded Jan 1, 1833 Sydney Mechanics School of Art founded Jan 1, 1839 Melbourne School of Art founded Jan 1, 1851 Australia exhibits in the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London Jan 1, 1860 School of Design opens in Adelaide Jan 1, 1880 First telephone exchange opens in Melbourne Jan 1, 1890 First telephone exchange opens in Melbourne Jan 1, 1893 Bicycle equipped with a motor for the first time in Brisbane Jan 1, 1895 'Arts and Crafts' magazine founded in Melbourne Jan 1, 1901 Federal Government official competition for an Australian Flag Jan 1, 1903 Patents Act 1903 Jan 1, 1905 Trade Marks Act 1905 Jan 1, 1906 Designs Act 1906 Jan 1, 1906 Australia makes trade agreement with South Africa (Australias first trade agreement) Jan 1, 1910 First flight in a powered aircraft in Australia Jan 1, 1912 Trans-Australia railway construction begins Jul 28, 1914 WW1 begins Jan 1, 1915 Design and Industries Association (DIA) founded in England Jan 1, 1922 Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (ACESA) founded Jan 1, 1929 Great Depression starts Jan 1, 1930 Royal Australian Institute of Architects, (RAIA) forms Jan 1, 1932 Cynthia Reed's Modern Furnishings shop opens in Melbourne. Jan 1, 1932 Cynthia Reed's Modern Furnishings shop opens in Melbourne. Jan 1, 1934 Australian economy shows signs of recovery Jan 1, 1937 Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association (ACIAA) founded Sep 1, 1939 WWII starts Sep 2, 1945 WWII ends Jan 1, 1946 Fler furniture company founded by Fred Lowen and Ernest Rodeck Jan 1, 1947 Australia enters General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Jan 1, 1948 Australian Home Beautiful embraces modernism Jan 1, 1950 Douglas Snelling and Functional Products produce furniture line Jan 1, 1956 First television broadcasts in Australia Jan 1, 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne Jan 1, 1959 Manfacturing employs 28% of the workforce Jan 1, 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia is formed Aug 3, 1962 Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War begins Jan 1, 1964 Australian Design Centre opened in Melbourne Jan 1, 1967 Five dollar note designed and introduced Jan 1, 1971 Australia becomes part of Pacific economy Jan 1, 1972 Colour television and FM radio introduced into Australia Jan 1, 1973 Manufacturing and Building Industry doing well Jan 1, 1974 Prince Philip Prize for Australian Design introduced Jan 1, 1974 Household incomes rise by over 50%. Spending power of wage earners rises faster than cost of living Jan 1, 1975 Organised government design policy collapses Jan 1, 1976 Australian Design Award commences Jan 1, 1976 Federal Government withdrew funding support from the Industrial Design Council of Australia Jan 1, 1982 University of New South Wales offers the first Industrial Design masters Degree Jan 1, 1982 Australian economy in recession Jan 1, 1984 Large expansion in Australia's overseas debt Jan 1, 1985 Marc Newsom designed the Lockheed Lounge Jan 1, 1988 Australian Graphic Design Association formed Jan 1, 1989 Australian Design Summit held in Canberra Jan 1, 1991 World recession Feb 25, 1992 The Powerhouse Museum Selection first awarded at the Australian Design Awards Jan 1, 1993 Australian Design of the Year first awarded Jan 1, 1994 Ford Falcon wins Australian Design Award of the Year