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The first ship entered Port Phillip Bay
The first ship being docked started a history of oppression, and prejudices against the original inhabitants as well as the new inhabitants like the Chinese -
Melbourne lost it's title as the capital of Australia
This allowed for the birth of Canberra as the capital as NSW was arguing that they deserve to be the capital of Australia -
John Batman presented the Wurunjeri elders with a land use agreement
This agreement allowed the European settlers to start planning the city -
The Chinese restriction act was put into place
The Chinese restriction act, made the White people have a violent prejudice against the Chinese Community -
Started taking Aboriginal, and Torres strait islander people (start of the stolen generation)
The start of the stolen generation, worsened the prejudice the White people had on original inhabitants -
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Melbourne started to create train and tram lines
Because of the tram lines it allowed for people who don't have the money for a car to be able to get to work on time, and get around the city easily. The train lines connected the urban areas of Victoria to the city allowing people to get to work without having to drive through the hustle and bustle of the city in the morning -
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People stopped coming to Melbourne
because people stopped coming to Melbourne it meant that the economy started to dip dramatically, and meant that more businesses were going bust, and because businesses were going bust it meant people had to move away to get work and support their family -
The docklands revitalisation project started
This project made a very ugly place in Melbourne into a place full of people, jobs, and made Melbourne look that little bit better