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Industrial Revolution in Australia

By Andrew Wilkes

  • European settlement established

  • Europeans discovered coal

    Coal was discovered by the Europeans in Australia at the mouth of the Hunter river by an escaping convict

  • second discovery of coal in Australia

    Coal was discovered for the second time on the south coast of New South Wales by William Clarke

  • First Coalmine established

    First coalmine established at the Hunter River

  • Governer King set up the first settlement

    Governer King set up the first settlement calling it New Castle

  • First Steam Engine

    First steam engine shipped to New Castle

  • Simeon Lord mil

    Simeon Lord established a mil in sydney

  • Second Steam Engine introduced

  • Third Steam Engine introduce

  • Fourth Steam Engine introduced

  • Sophia Jane

    first paddle steamer built in England arrived in Sydney on this date

  • By now six steam engines

    Including one at the Australian Agriculture Company's coalmine in New Castle

  • Surprise

    A new paddle boat made its first voyage from Sydney to Parramata

  • steel and iron

    5500 tones of iron and steel

  • Woolen Mil

    7 woolen mils created in NSW

  • Australian coal

    The Australian Agriculture Company's coal works at Newcastle

  • 26 flourmils

    by now there are 26 flourmils and ten in other industries

  • steel and iron

    7500 tones of steel and iron

  • First smelting factories

  • Sydney First rail way

    Sydney railway company started on the first railway in New South Wales

  • 1850's horazontil engine

  • Raiped opening of gold feilds

  • Steamships

    Steamships were running services between Sydney, Melbourne, New Castle Moreton Bay (Brisbane), Adelaide and tasmania

  • First railway

    First railway opened between Melbourne's Flinders Street and Melbournes port, then called Sandridge

  • Broken Hill Proprietary Company limited (BHP)

    First major minning and steel productime company

  • Ballerat minning

    13 steam engines in Ballerat

  • Cast iron

    First cast Iron factory opened in Melbourne

  • Ballerat minning

    135 steam engine in Ballarat

  • Clothing factories

    Steam-driven sewing machines in Melbourne

  • Rolling Mil

    First rolling mil opened in Melbourne

  • Ballerat minning

    342 steam engines in Ballerat

  • Brisbane Railway

    First Queensland railway conected to Brisbane

  • Smelting Factories shut down

    was not economical

  • Charles Rasp

    Charles Rasp thinks he has discovered tin on broken hill

  • Broken Hill minning

    Broken Hill minning company disolved and incorparated into Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP). BHP begins minning silver lead and zinc

  • Smelting Commences

    Smelting Commences at Port Pirie

  • First Exports

    First exports to China by BHP
  • Period: to

    2000 women in clothing Factories

  • Leases are obtained

    Leases are obtained iron deposites

  • BHP commences iron ore

    BHP commences iron ore at Iron Knob

  • BHP commences steel

    BHP commences steelwork in New Castle