The England cricket team tours Australia
The English cricket team toured Australia and New Zealand in 1876-77 and, in March 1877, played Australia in the first two matches to be designated as Tests. Image 1: The first Australian Cricket Test...
View ArticleAustralian Natives’ Association established
In 1871 the Australian Natives’ Association (ANA) was established in Melbourne as a mutual society, with membership restricted to white, Australian-born men. The ANA promoted the idea of a unique...
View ArticleThe birth of Queen Victoria Market
Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market opened in 1878. The Lower Market (bounded by Elizabeth, Victoria, Queen and Therry Streets) is the oldest part of the Market. It was originally set aside in 1857 for a...
View ArticleThe Victorian Artists Society
Since 1870 the Victorian Artists Society has been actively contributing to the development of art in Australia. The building which houses the society was one of the first American-style architectural...
View ArticleA Pioneer for All Australians
As Australia’s first Saint, Mary MacKillop is a highly significant figure for the Catholic community. A woman who overcame excommunication to adapt Catholicism to an Australian context, she was...
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