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Start of the Industrial Revclution
Early stages of the Industrial Revolution -
Coal was Discovered
Coal was discovered by the Europeans in Australia, Hunter River, New South Wales -
First Coalmine In australia
First coalmine was established in the Hunter River -
Newcastle was Named
Governor King set a permanant settlement and named it Newcastle -
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Feul was created by seawater
Local coal was used to boil seawater and created feul. -
NSW first steam engine was shipped
The first steam engine was shipped to New South Whales -
Argument between Simeon Lord and Governor Macquarie
Simeon Lord entered into an argument with Governor Macquarie to mill dye and dress cloth female factory in Parramatta -
Intruction of more steam engines
From 1825,26 and 29 more steam engines were introduced. -
The Sophia Jane
The first paddle steamer to regulary operate in Australian watwers was the Sophia Jane. The Sophia Jane arrived in sydney and was built in England. -
The Suprises' first voyage
The Sophia Jane was having its paddles fitted so it was ready for it maiden voyage. Meanwhile the Suprise another steamer voyaged from Sydney to Parramatta on the 1st of June -
Australian Agricultural Company's Newcastle Coalmine
There were 6 engines including one at the Australian agricultural Company's Newcastle Coalmine. -
7 mills
In New South Whales there wer 7 mills -
36 engines
By 1840 there were 26 engines in flourmills and 10 in other industries. -
Tweeds
People were dressed in Tweeds made in Paramatta -
Sydney Engineering Foundry
Peter Russel took over the 1st Sydney Engineering foundry establishement in Australia which was a significant event in the industrialisation of Australia. -
Textile Factory
in Blackwattle Bay, Sydney a textile factory was established. -
Iron and Steel Smelting
Iron and Steel smelting had its first attem at establishing in near Nittagong New South Whales -
other types of steam engines
the horizontal engineer began to supplant all other kinds of steam engines. -
Gol Rush
The Gold rushes of 1851 in both New South Wales and Victoria not only brought wealth but also an increase in population. Sydney and Melbourne suddenly became growing cities, with buildings to rival those in other parts of the world. -
Steamship Services
Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Morton Bay, Adelaide and Tasmania had steamship services running between ports. -
wollen cloth
235000 yards per annum of wollen cloth was the out put -
Victoria's first railway
In Victoria, the first railway line in Australia opened between melbourne's Fliners Street Station and Port Melbourne, then called Sandridge -
Horse Drawn railway at the Murray River
While South Australia had in 1854 a horse drawn railway operating at the mouth of the Murray River, the first line carrying steampoweredtrains opened between Adelaide and Port Adelaide. -
founding the institute of engineers
An important role was played by Peter Russel in founding the institute of engineers. -
Enployment Grew
The in employment in factories grew massivly with 1000 in 1877 and 2000 in 1895 to 1900 -
First Railway in Queensland
The first railway in Queensland ran from Ipswich inland to to Grandchester using rthe narrow 1067 millimetre gauge. The system was extended furthert o the Darling Downs beforebeing connected with Brisbane. -
Smelting Plant Closed
For Economical reasons, the smelting plant was closed. -
Railway in the Northern Territory became operational
In the Northern Territory a railway between Darwin and Pine Creek (253 km) became operational -
ACT branch line opened
In the Australian Capital Territory, a 10 kilometre branch line opened between Queanbeyan, NSW, and Canberra.