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The city of Melbourne
27 April 2015 In: Migration, Victoria, GeneralThe settlement was established in 1835 by free settlers around the estuary of the Yarra River and declared a city by Britain’s Queen Victoria in 1847. The city was transformed into a wealthy metropolis when gold was discovered in the area in the 1850s and by the 1880s had become one of the richest in Australia. Melbourne is an acclaimed centre for arts, commerce, education, industry, tourism and sport. It is noted for its arresting…
