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Year 9 Melbourne History Revision
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1When did the Old Melbourne Goal first open?
- A1840
- B1845
- C1850
- D1855
2Sullivan Bay is now known as Sorrento
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Batman arrived in Australia before Fawkner.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4John Pascoe Fawkner's ship was called:
- ARebecca
- BEndeavour
- CRialto
- DEnterprize
5What did the Wurundjeri call the Yarra?
- AYarro Yarro
- BYarra Yarra
- CYarro
- DYori
6A penal settlement failed in 1803 at Sullivan Bay because:
- APoor soil
- BLimited water
- CHostility of the local indigenous people
- DAll of these reasons
7What is the plaster cast in the picture called?
- ADeath statue
- BDeath hood
- CDeath mask
- DDeath face
8When was Ned Kelly hung at Old Melbourne Gaol?
- A1/10/1884
- B11/11/1885
- C1/10/1875
- D11/11/1880
9Robert Hoddle designed Melbourne's CBD grid format.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Gold was first discovered in Buninyong, Victoria in:
- A1850
- B1853
- C1851
- D1852
11Gold was first discovered in Buninyong, Victoria in:
- A1850
- B1853
- C1851
- D1852
12How did the gold rush affect Melbourne?
- AImmigration
- BWealth
- CPopulation boom
- DOvercrowding of prisons
- EDecrease in crime
- FPopulation decrease
13Which 2 buildings were built due to wealth from the Gold Rush?
- AOld Treasury Building
- BOld Melbourne Gaol
- CFlinders Street Station
- DState Library of Victoria
- AOld Treasury Building
14The sculptures on the Sandridge Bridge are referred to as the Travellers
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Which of these is an affect that the increase immigration had on indigenous people:
- Aforced off land
- Bdied from disease
- Cmassacred
- Dkilled while hunting food
- Eall of the above
16In what year was federation (coming together of states)?
- AJanuary 1st 1701
- BJanuary 1st 1801
- CJanuary 1st 1901
- DJanuary 1st 2001
17When was Melbourne Marvellous? (Boom Time)
- A1870s
- B1850s
- C1860s
- D1880s
18Which 3 reasons explain why the 1890s is considered the "Bust"?
- ACollapse of buildings
- BLots of unemployment
- CIncrease in crime
- DDecrease in crime
- ECollapse of banks
- FPrisoners escaped
19Melbourne was the first capital city before Canberra.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20In which direction did Melbourne's development spread?
- AWest/south west
- BSouth/South-East
- CWest/North west
- DSouth/South-West
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