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Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater geographical area had an approximate population of four million...

Timeline of Events

1892

6.11.1892

The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.

1899

1.22.1899

Leaders of six Australian colonies meet in Melbourne to discuss confederation.

2.2.1899

The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.

2.2.1899

The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.

1901

5.9.1901

Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.

1913

3.12.1913

Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. (Melbourne remained temporary capital until 1927 while the new capital was still under construction.)

1934

11.11.1934

The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.

1956

12.6.1956

A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

1967

2.3.1967

Ronald Ryan, the last person to be executed in Australia, is hanged in Pentridge Prison, Melbourne.

1970

10.15.1970

Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses.

1986

3.27.1986

A car bomb explodes at Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, killing 1 police officer and injuring 21 people.

1999

10.31.1999

Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.

2007

3.23.2007

In Melbourne, Australia, a fire in the Burnley Tunnel kills three.