Here is Melbourne city; Historical evolution | brief history of Melbourne
According to historical records: Before 1835, Melbourne was basically uninhabited. In 1840, Melbourne's population was 10,000.
In 1851, a gold mine was discovered in Melbourne. A large number of people from all over the world (mainly Americans) came to Melbourne to search for gold, including a large number of Chinese workers. Due to the gold rush, Melbourne's population grew rapidly and gradually became a wealthy big city.
According to historical records, in 1854, there were already 123,000 people, eclipsing San Francisco (San Francisco), which is rich in gold. Therefore, Melbourne is also called the New Golden Mountain by the Chinese. There are still many schools run by the Chinese in the area. Stores, company names, etc. bear the name "New Golden Mountain".
Li Gui, a Manchu diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty mentioned in his "East Travel Diary" two overseas Chinese cities inhabited outside China, namely the "two golden mountains" (San Francisco, USA, and Melbourne, Australia), and called for "To distinguish the old from the new", the title "New Golden Mountain" has a history of at least one hundred years.
Melbourne was originally called "Bearbrass" and was established in 1835 after 47 years of European colonization of Van Diemen's Land.
The city of Melbourne used to have several names. On August 12, 1842, Melbourne was officially established as a town. On June 25, 1847, the then Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issued a statement declaring the establishment of the City of Melbourne, which later became the capital of the newly established state of Victoria.
From 1901 to 1927 when the Commonwealth of Australia was established, Melbourne was the capital of Australia. In 1927, the Australian capital moved to Canberra. When the Commonwealth of Australia was established in 1901, Melbourne was already the nation’s financial and cultural center and the Australian Federal Parliament was also located in the Melbourne Parliament Building.
In the 1880s, Melbourne was a highly developed city. It was reported as the wealthiest city in the world at that time and one of the most populous cities in the British Empire at that time.
The population of Melbourne in June 2010 was about 4.07 million, and it is a city where immigrants live. The earliest urban immigrants came from the United Kingdom. Most of the new immigrants to Australia go to Melbourne and Sydney. About 100,000 new immigrants arrive in Australia every year, and about one-third of them settle in Melbourne. One-third of Melbourne residents are immigrants born outside of Australia.
There are more than 180 languages spoken in Melbourne. Melbourne has immigrants from 233 countries and regions around the world, and 116 religious beliefs. In addition to the main language English, Greek, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Korean, and other languages are spoken by people.
From 1901 to 1927, Melbourne was the capital of Australia for 26 years. After the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, the capital of Australia was Melbourne. At that time, Melbourne was more prosperous than Sydney. With the growing prosperity of Sydney, Sydney citizens very much hope that Sydney will become the capital of Australia.
The Australian government later decided to build a new city Canberra between Sydney and Melbourne as the new capital. In 1927, Australia moved its capital to Canberra. Canberra is a newly planned city with a very beautiful design.
Since Melbourne was once the capital of Australia, there are many interesting historical buildings in Melbourne, such as the former Parliament House, the former Supreme Court, etc.
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