East Melbourne history milestones
1874 Yarra Park Football Match
40,000 years ago (or more): First Aborigines arrived in the Yarra area
1802: John Murray sailed into Port Phillip Bay on the Lady Nelson
1803: Lt-Governor David Collins took 460 convicts and white settlers ashore near Sorrento.
1835: Foundation of Melbourne
1839: La Trobe's cottage built in Jolimont, East Melbourne
1853: First private house in East Melbourne, built for Mr Cooke (more)
1858: First game of Australian rules football played at Richmond paddock
1877: First test cricket match between Australia and England played at the MCG.
1891: Yarra River rose 14 metres and destroyed 200 houses in Collingwood and Richmond
1901: Yarra River straightened and Royal Botanic Gardens ornamental lake formed
1954: Proposal to destroy much of East Melbourne for an inner city ring road
1956: Melbourne Olympic Games held at the MCG
1963: La Trobe's cottage relocated to King's Domain
2006: Commonwealth Games held at the MCG
References
First Migrants
The Journey of Mankind - The Bradshaw Foundation: Tracing the migration of modern humans starting 160,000 years ago
Settlement of Australia - Wikipedia: Genetic, archeological and linguistic sciences point to the single origin of modern mankind
Aborigines
The Pre-History of Australia - Wikipedia: Australia before European settlement
Indigenous Australia - The Australian Museum Online: Chronolgy, culture, stories
Indigenous Australians - Wikipedia: The lives of Australian Aborigines
A Timeline for Aborigines in Victoria - Kooriweb: Major historical events for Aborigines in Victoria
More - National Coordinators of Indigenous Education: More links to Aboriginal history, culture and issues
Geography
History of the Yarra River - Yarra River Precinct Association: History of the Yarra River
Yarra River construction works - Federation Square: A place in history
Melbourne
Timeline - Wikipedia: Timeline of Melbourne history
Victoria history - Wikipedia: History of Victoria
Melbourne history - Melbourne Online: Foundation of Melbourne
John Murray - Australian Dictionary of Biography: Murray, John (1775? - 1807?)
John Batman - Australian Dictionary of Biography: Batman, John (1801 - 1839)
William Barak - Australian Dictionary of Biography: Barak, William (1824 - 1903)
East Melbourne
East Melbourne - Wikipedia: East Melbourne, Victoria
La Trobe's cottage - Wikipedia: La Trobe's cottage
Yarra Park - Wikipedia: Yarra Park
Gold Rush
Victorian Gold Rush - Wikipedia: Victorian gold rush
Sport
First Test Cricket Match - Wikipedia: Test cricket history
First Australian Rules Football - Wikipedia: Australian rules football history
1956 Olympic Games - Wikipedia: 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Olympic Games - IOC: 1956 Olympics
2006 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia: 2006 Commonwealth Games