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Period: to
Pre-GDP era
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Foundation of the Bank of New South Wales
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Export begins in earnest (Merino wool etc.)
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Population of c.a. 30,000
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Depression of 1890 / banking collapse
While 1890 is the stated date for the depression, it is understood to have started earlier and ended later, depending which state you look at. -
Commonwealth Bank of Australia founded by Labor