-
1872 CE
Overland telegraph
links South Australia
with Darwin in north -
1883 CE
Sunshine Harvester
developed in Victoria -
1897 CE
Electric trams begin
running in Brisbane -
1902 CE
Cable
communication
between Australia
and United States -
1904 CE
Sydney gets electric
street lighting -
1910 CE
Harry Houdini
flies first plane
in Australia -
1912 CE
Francis Birtles
crosses Australia in
automobile
