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First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay
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Hobart Mechanics Institute was officially opened
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Sydney Mechanics School of Art founded
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Adelaide School of Design is opened
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First ever telephone conversation
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First bicycle with a motor in Brisbane
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Federation of Australia
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Competion held to deisgn the Australian Flag
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First flight in a powered aircraft in Australia
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Construction of the Trans-Australia railway begins
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WWI begins
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Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (ACESA) founded
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The Great Dpression
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Cynthia Reed's Modern Furnishings opens in Melbourne.
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WWII starts
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WWII ends
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First television broadcasts in Australia
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Marc Newsom designed the Lockheed Lounge
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Ford Falcon wins Australian Design Award of the Year