miejsca: History of Melbourne

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The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledgling settlement into a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, in the state of Victoria.

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Chinatown (Chinese: 唐人街) is a common term used to describe an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, typically situated in an urban area. Chinatowns can be found around the world, including in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. The history of Chinatowns date back to the Tang dynasty in the 10th century, arising from the nation's important role in global trade. Binondo in Manila, established in 1594, is recognized as the world's oldest standing Chinatown. Notable early examples outside Asia include San Francisco's Chinatown in the United States and Melbourne's Chinatown in Australia, which were founded in the early 1850…

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The history of Canberra details the development of the city of Canberra from the time before European settlement to the city's planning by the Chicago architect Walter Burley Griffin in collaboration with Marion Mahony Griffin, and its subsequent development to the present day.

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Arts Centre Melbourne, 1982 Melbourne, Australia

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The history of Australia from 1901 to 1945 begins with the federation of the six colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia. The young nation joined Britain in the First World War, suffered through the Great Depression in Australia as part of the global Great Depression and again joined Britain in the Second World War against Nazi Germany in 1939. Imperial Japan launched air raids and submarine raids against Australian cities during the Pacific War.

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Capturing dis/connections in Melbourne city <b> <i>Collective City</i> </b> , VAC Gallery, Victorian Archives Centre, North Melbourne, until 1 December 2023.

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T. M.Perry. Australia’s First Frontier: The Spread of Settlement in New South Wales 1788–1829. Melbourne, Melbourne University Press, 1963. Pp. 163. Illust. 60s.

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Melbourne Square is a A$2.8 billion building complex of residential mixed-use towers in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex will be constructed in five stages, with a permit requiring completion by 2031. Stage one of the development commenced construction in November 2017, and was completed in May 2021.

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Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML), colloquially known as Tullamarine Airport, is an international airport serving Melbourne, Victoria, the second largest city in Australia. It is located in the suburb of Melbourne Airport, approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of the Melbourne city centre. The airport served over 36 million passengers in 2025, making it the second busiest airport in Australia by passenger movements after Sydney Airport. It opened in 1970 in the suburb of Tullamarine, replacing Essendon Airport for all international flights. It is also the main international gateway to the state of Victoria. The airport has a consolidated four-terminal layout with one interna…

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The Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. Located adjacent to the Royal Exhibition Building, the museum was opened in 2000 as a project of the Government of Victoria, on behalf of Museums Victoria which administers the venue. The museum won Best Tourist Attraction at the Australian Tourism Awards in 2011. In addition to its galleries, the museum features spaces such as a cafe and a gift shop. The back-of-house area houses some of the Victoria's State Collections, which holds over 17 million items, including objects relating to Indigenous Australian and Pacific Islander cultures, geology, historical studies, palaeont…

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Box Hill is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the city's Central Business District (CBD), located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Box Hill recorded a population of 14,353 at the 2021 census. Founded as a township in the 1850s, Box Hill has grown over the following century into a small city with its own central business district (CBD). It formed the centre of the former local government of the City of Box Hill which had its own suburbs, including Box Hill North and Box Hill South. In the 1950s, Box Hill was absorbed into Melbourne as part of its eastward expansion. Today, Box Hill is notable for its large Chinese communit…

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Victoria, commonly abbreviated as VIC, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second most populous state with a population of over 7 million, and the second-smallest, with a land area of 227,444 square kilometres (87,817 sq mi), making it the most densely populated state in Australia (31.1 per km2). Named in honour of Queen Victoria, Victoria was separated from New South Wales and established as a separate Crown colony in 1851, achieving responsible government in 1855. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Isle…