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=Population:= //**1846-** The population of Geelong in was 3,500 people// =Events:= @Geelong Racing Club is home to many popular races that attract keen punters all over Australia. Geelong Racing Club staged its race meeting on 1st May 1841, at Corio. There were three races, the first was a two horse event won by Juliet ridden by owner T. Wright. On 4th February 1843, another meeting was conducted about three miles West of Geelong near the then newly erected Fyansford Inn. The first official annual Geelong race meeting was conducted on the 29th February and 1st March 1844 after restructuring the course that was one and a half miles and 300 yards. Apart from Fyansford, many other meetings were held in the early days. These include North Shore, Belmont, Lara, Birregurra, Inverleigh, Leigh Road, Winchelsea, Moriac, Meredith, Queenscliff, Portarlington, Drysdale and Torquay. The Portarlington course can still be seen today and the Belmont meetings were held on the present site of the rifle range in Breakwater Road. First Barwon Bridge was built. The Barwon bridge had four lanes and Moorabool street ran over the top of it. It was over the Barwon river and the cars went over the top of it. The first bridge was made in 1848 and was wooden but four years later it was swept away in a flood. This flood was massive and swept the whole thing away. In 1859 a proper iron bridge was opened in replacement of the old wooden one that got flooded. =Major Changes:= The first issue of the Geelong Advertiser was published on Saturday, November 21st 1840. =Noteable People:= Captain Foster Fyans was assigned as the local police magistrate; he created the breakwater that prevents fresh water from mixing with the pooled water. The Geelong Keys were discovered in 1845 by Governor Charles Le Trobe.
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 * 1839**, during Winter, they suffered a lot from the prevailing influenza which fatelly attacked several females of their tribe.
 * 1840-** Geelong was named in 1837 by Governor Richard Burke. Geelong did become a town in 1910 but it was planned in the 1840s. By 1840, it was already the beginning of a town, a chrurch, a wool store, a general store and a hotel were already established and the population was up to around 550. The Post Office was open by June 1840.
 * 1841- Presbyterian Church**- It **was** in 1841 that the foundation stone of the first Geelong’s Presbyterian Church had been laid, the Geelong Advertiser had been there to record the event. The stone had been laid by Dr. Thomas on last Monday. It is expected that within six months it will be ready for the celebration of the public worship.
 * //1841-//** It was the celebration of the first 12 months of the Geelong Advertiser on November 22nd 1841. They have reported that they had been making a satisfactory profit. In the first year of the Advertiser issues have covered town’s first attempt to establish trade and mail communication, to extension of agriculture and pastrol interests and treatment of the Aborigines.
 * 1843-** The foundation stone of the Episcopalian Church is to be laid by the lord bishop on Saturday. The building is to be designed as Christ church. On the preceding day the rite of confirmation and the sacrament of baptism will be administrated by the bishop, in the school room which is currently being used as a temporary church.
 * 1844-** Bringing God to the Natives
 * 1844-** The Barrabool tribe of natives was found by the first settlers in 1836, locating on the coast from Indented Head to Werribee, in parties of families to insure better access in finding their food. They will be found in those places during the summer months, fishing and bathing. When occasional visits took place, they commence by feasting and dancing, usually ending in a fight, some for some of the tribe having a relation to average. On one of these occasions, the tribe lost their chief, murorsenke’, killed by the Yarra tribe. His loss was much regretted by the settlers.
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 * 1849-**On June 27th the fireman collected the first engine. In 1849 the first volunteer fire-fighters combined to help protect the local Geelong community.
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 * 1840- First Advertiser-** It was in 1840 the first copy of the Geelong Advertiser had been made. It was 4 pages long and was published once a week from a small four-roomed house in Malop Street. John Pascoe Fawkner was the founder of the Geelong Advertiser, its first editor was a guy named James Harrison, he also worked in a four bedroom building.
 * 1840-** The first edition of the Geelong Advertiser consisted of four pages and was published once a week from a four roomed house in Malop street. The Advertiser was founded by John Pascoe Fawkner. The first issue of the paper was published on Saturday November 21st 1840.
 * 1842**- Geelong’s first bank was opened in 1842 by the union bank of Australia. The bank of Australisia (sic) was followed in 1846. It was a branch of the union bank. It was opened by Alexander Thomson in a house he rented. He was also interested in the welfare of the Aboriginals.
 * 1843, July 21st** Governer Gipps signed the charter establishing the direct council of grant. Allowing the formation of a council for local government. Its first public meeting was held on Thursday October 19th. The council operated until 1849 when Geelong was incorporated as a town.
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 * 1842, 23rd of September-** The Geelong benevolent society was formed to help homeless and afflicted poor in the township of Geelong. The society was formed by charity and money was never actually handed to the poor it was only ever given to the poor in food, clothes, and medical attendance and cordials.
 * 1849**- Local government was started Foster Fyans’ was Geelong’s first mayor and was from 1849-1850, an Army captain, attended school in County Louth and joined the 2nd battalion in beleaguered Cadiz.