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European Settlement was established in Australia
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Coal was discovered in Australia
escaping convict William Bryant discovered coal at the mouth of the Hunter Valley in NSW. -
Second discovery of coal in Australia
William Clarke discovered coal on the South coast of NSW near where is now called Thirroul -
First coalmine in Australia was established
The first coalmine in Australia was set up near the mouth of the Hunter River near where William Bryant first found coal. -
Govenor King established Newcastle
Govenor King established a permanent settlement at the Hunter River coalmine and called it Newcastle. It became the centre of coal trade in Australia -
The first steam engine arrived in Australia
The first steam engine to be shipped from Britain to Australia arrived. Until then, mechanical work had been done by windmills,convict treadmills and animals. The steam engine was installed in John Dickson's flourmill at Darling Harbour. -
Simeon Lord wstablished a mill to dye and dress cloth
In 1815, Simeon Lord established a mill in Sydney. In 1816, he made an agreement with Governor Macquarie to mill, dye and dress cloth from the Female Factory at Parramatta -
Six steam engines existed in Australia
By this time there were 6 steam engines in Australia including one at the Australin Agricultural Company's Newcastle coalmine. -
Sophia Jane arrived in Sydney
The sophia Jane was the first steam paddle ship in Australia. It was built in England and arrived in Sydney in 1831 -
The surprise made it's maiden voyage
The surprise, a steam engine powerded paddle boat, made it's maiden voyage from Sydney to Parramatta while the Sophia Jane, another paddle boat, was having its paddles fitted for its maiden voyage. -
An early textile factory was eestablished in Blackwattle Bay, Sydney
Another early textile factory was established at Sydney and it manufactured the 'finest as well as the coarsest cloths'. -
There were 36 steam engines in Australia
There were 26 steam engines in flourmills and 10 in other industries. -
Peter Russsell Took Over The Sydney Foundry and engineering works
Peter Russell took over the Sydney Foundry and engineering Works, the foundry thought to be the first foundry established in Australia. The foundry produced both iron and brass castings as well as stones, gratings, railings, building columns and many steam engine parts. The name was then changed to PN Russell and company and made two large donations to the University of Sydney to establish an engineering school. Peter Russell also assisted in founding the Institute of Engineers in 1870. -
The first attempt at establishing iron and steel smelting in Australia
The first attempt at establishing iron and steel smelting in Australia in Mittagong, NSW. The plant was not economical and was closed in 1877. -
The Sydney Company started building the first railway in NSW
The Sydney Railway Company started building the first railway in NSW between Sydney and Parramatta. The track covered a distance of 22 kilometres but ran into financial difficulty part of the way through construction and had to be taken over by the NSW colonial government. The line opened on the 26th of September 1885 -
The horizontal engine began to supersede other steam engines
By this time, the horizontal steam engine started to replace all other kinds of steam engines on the land. -
Gold Rush In both New South Wales and Victoria
The gold rush in NSW and VIC caused cities such as Sydney and Melbourne to grow rapidly in population and architecture, with buildings to challenge those in other parts of the world. The gold rush gave a huge financial boost to the Australian economy leading to the boom in the 1880s. -
The First Railway Line in Australia Opened
The first railway line in Australia opened between Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station and Port Melbourne, Victoria -
Scott Clow and Prebble opened the first Cast-Iron foundry
Scott Clow and Prebble opened the first Cast-Iron foundry in Melbourne. -
The first Railway in South Australia opened
The first railway line carrying steam-powered trains opened on this day between Adelaide and Port Adelaide. -
Enoch Hughes established a Rolling Mill in Melbourne
Enoch Hughes established a Rolling Mill in Melbourne and would later play a major role in establishing an iron and steel works in Lithgow NSW. -
The first railway in Tasmania opened
The first railway in Tasmania opened between the northern towns of Launceston and Deloraine and was 72 kilometres long. -
The first railway in Western Australia opened
A private timber railway from Lockville to Yoganup, South of Perth, was the first railway to operate in Western Australia. A government railway opened in 1879 between Geraldton and Northhampton -
A second attempt to establish iron and steel smelting in Victoria
A second attempt was made to establish an iron and steel smelting plant with the formation of Victoria Iron Company, later re-named the Lal Lal Iron Mining Co. Ltd in 1874, A small blast furnace was built in 1875 and operated into the 1880s. Although an employee was sent to Britain to learn about the technology associated with the construction of the blast furnace, it was five years before satisfactory production was achieved. The plant produced iron locomotive wheels as long as other iron -
The first railway in Queensland was connected with the capital city, Brisbane
The first railway in Queensland ran from Ipswich inland to Grandchester and was later extended to Darling Downs and then to the capital, Brisbane, in 1875 -
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) was established
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) was established. -
The first Railway in the Northern Territory opened
The first railway in the Northern Territory between Darwin and Pine Creek was 253 kilometres and became operational on the 1st of October 1889. -
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A severe Reccession in Australia
A severe recession in Australia slowed down Industrialisation -
A branch railway line opened in the ACT
A 10 kilometre branch railway line opened between Queanbeyan, NSW, and Canberra, ACT.