1860+-+1869

Enter the information that you collect about your decade in the appropriate section below.

NB Do NOT forget to include your source with correct bibliographic style

Population: Include Year and Number plus any details if available and source of this information **1861-** 22, 929 people where living in the Greater Geelong. __**Events: **__ Include Year and 50 word or less description of the event. For one event, create another page to include more details and images Enter information here **1860**- Geelong boasted more than 50 vineyardsmaking it the largest and most important wine centre in South East Australia. **1860**- On Monday, December 2, the duke of Edinburgh. Geelong’s first royal visitor arrived to a warm welcome by thousands. As well as the welcoming ceremonies at the Yarra Street Wharf. The Geelong reception committee also planned a banquet, a ball, a poor man’s feast, bonfires, a feast and amusements for orphans and triumphal arches and illuminating throughout the town. **1860**- On March 9, a row of houses on Eastern Beach were completeley destroyed by a massive fire. The only source of water was from Gray’s water tank in market square. As a direct result of the fire the Geelong Town Council appointed a committee to investigate a permanent water supply for the town. **1860**- On February 10, the foundation stone of the Geelong Gas Company’s gas works, near the north Geelong rail station, was laid. Then in May, on the Queen’s birthday, Geelong saw the beginning of a new era in our growing Community, the lighting of town buildings with gas for the first time. **1860**- Fagg’s Bros. Pty. Ltd was founded. It is a family operated company run by two brothers, Samuel and William Fagg, who moved to Geelong from Ballarat. It is one of the longest established businesses in Australia. Commencing as just mere builders and timber workers, their business was to soon grow rapidly, changing their location to Moorabool St. Over the years the company has expanded and now operates in four locations across Geelong In the 1860’s during the evening, introduction of gaslight into the town of Geelong was formally celebrated. The Geelong advertiser reported the departure of the Burke and Wills Explorers on August 21,the expedition that was to end in disaster. **1861**-The Geelong College was founded and has a prestigious history The Geelong College was formally established on Monday 8th July 1861 at Knowle House in Skene Street,  Newtown with an enrolment of 40 pupils;13 were entered as resident boarders, 7 as day boarders and 20 as day boys. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1866**- Waterworks and the @Reticulated Water System <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1868**- Geelong saw the first display of woollen clothing ever to be produced in the fast-growing town. Geelong was the first colony to produce wool with techniques that would help keep the enviroment from harm. The first real example of the cloth was exhibited at the Secretary’s office and was inspected by scores of connoisseurs. The piece was produced by J.L Currie who also payed the expenses of turning the woollen pieces into clothing for the public. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1868-** Geelong became the pivotal point of rail and shipping through Corio bay to dock at port in the centre of Melbourne and the Western Districts, Geelong also became the major Manufacturing centre for the state, for wool mills, ropeworkes and paper mills, the first wool woven in the Victorian Colony was on February 25th 1868. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1869**- a clipper ship (one of the largest clippers to be built in the U.S.A) caught fire in Geelong Australia at the Yarra Street pier and sunk 8.2 metres under the water. It was set on fire by some crew who scuttled under it and cut holes on the waterline. A maximum of 30 vehicles could be taken on one train at once, and the air brake was required to be continuous through the entire train. On Up journeys (returning to Geelong Yard) the last three vehicles were required to have their brakes in working order due to the grade.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wiki (2011), "Geelong", date retrieved 23/5/2011,[]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1860- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the 1860s Melbourne dubbed Geelong the sleepy hollow because of everyone leaving Geelong for Ballarat on the gold rush.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1862- **@Our Lady's Orphanage
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1867- **1867 saw the arrival of the first royalty in Geelong. The duke of Edinburgh came on the ship Victoria. People began arriving at the wharf at the early hours of the morning. Children, parents and adults came dressed in their best clothes for the duke’s arrival at the wharf.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wilkins. P (2008), Geelong-Victoria, retrieved 23rd May 2011, []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1869- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Cunningham Pier line was considered an extension of Geelong Yard.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Major Changes: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Include Year and 50 word or less description of the change (e.g. new buildings, institutions, transport, schools). For one change, create another page to include more details and images <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1860**- the Sisters of Mercy first established a convent, orphanage, boarding and day school for girls in Geelong, It was first established as a day school but then they started letting a limited number of girls from the area around Geelong board there. The orphanage became known as Our Lady of Mercy and was officially opened in 1863. This college is now known as Sacred Heart girls College and is located across the road from Geelong College High School in Newtown. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1862**- the @Geelong to Ballarat rail road was completed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1862**- November 4th a timber truss bridge, The Prince Albert Bridge, which was the first bridge to span 15 – 18 metres across the Barwon River, was constructed and completed. The bridge sat about 1 mile above the present Barwon Bridge which is located in the suburb of Belmont in inner city Geelong. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1865**- A local government was founded on the Bellarine Peninsula. Residents were amongst the first to join the ‘Act for Making and Improving Roads in the Colony of Victoria.’ They took advantage of this organisation, although the founder was originally the Indented Head Board. The Peninsula did what they could to become an independent town, proclaiming the organisation. The Peninsula could then afford to call itself a town, with 3300 people living in 600 dwellings.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">retrieved 5th June, 2011, []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">N.A (1862), "A new bridge takes its toll", Geelong Advertiser, November 4th, p. 25

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Noteable People: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Include Year and 50 word or less description of the notable person and thier imapct on Geelong. For one person, create another page to include more details and images <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1862**- James Bell was the first known editor of the Geelong Advertiser, and owned the 1860’s built Geelong Times Building. He was also the Councilor of the Shire of Leigh starting from 1862 and ended when he died in 1877. He owned Woolbrook at Teasdale, Victoria, and was a prominent member of the community. He also had an estate at Burnside. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(2008), James Bell & John Calvet Bell. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**1860s-** Howard Hitchcock was the Mayor of Geelong. Aside from being Mayor of Geelong, philanthropist Howard Hitchcock organized the funding and construction of Australia’s Great Ocean Road. A trust to raise money for the work section between Eastern View and Apollo Bay had Councilor Hitchcock as its president.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">retrieved 5th June, 2011,[]
 * 1860s-** Dr William Clarke Haines was born in England and migrated to Australia. He resided in Geelong and became the treasurer for Victoria from 1861 to 1862. Haines was premier of Victoria before the 1860s but was still a key figure in Victoria in the 1860s.

Dr. Alexander Thomson (c. 1800 - 1 January 1866) was elected as the first mayor of Geelong and held the position on five occasions from 1850 - 1858. Thomson was the first settler in the area known as Belmont, a suburb of Geelong and called his homestead Kardinia, a property now listed on the Register of the National Estate. Thomson was the son of Alexander Thomson, a shipowner of Aberdeen, Scotland. He was educated at Dr Todd's school at Tichfield, Aberdeen University, and at London, where he studied under Sir Everard Home and qualified for the medical profession. In March 1824 he married Barbara Dalrymple.He was instrumental in convincing the Sydney government to proclaim Geelong a township.