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  1. In July 1851, the District of Port Phillip was established as its own colony, becoming the Colony of Victoria, with its own government within the British Empire. During the 1850s, gold was discovered in Clunes and Buninyong in Ballarat in 1851, which was the start of the Victorian Gold Rush .

  2. The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866 that was founded by Richard Clement Moody, [1] who was selected to 'found a second England on the shores of the Pacific', [2] who was Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for British Columbia and the first Lieutenant-Governor of British ...

  3. Volume 1 traces Victoria's development from its early settlement to its establishment as an independent colony and the discovery of gold. It explores the region's progress and the challenges it faced as the gold rush led to overpopulation, high living costs, and mining disputes.

    • Henry Gyles Turner
    • 2009
  4. Historical Map of Australia, New Zealand & the Southwest Pacific (1 July 1851 - Colony of Victoria: Following a decade of settler pressure, the Port Phillip District was separated from New South Wales as the new Colony of Victoria in 1851.

  5. 15 de nov. de 2023 · Civic. Arts, culture and heritage. Learn about the separation of Victoria from New South Wales. In November 1850, residents of the Port Phillip District received the news that Queen Victoria had assented to an Act to separate the District from New South Wales, to become the Colony of Victoria.

  6. Victoria was chosen as the capital of the united colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia in 1866. The decision to merge the two colonies and make Victoria the capital was made in response to a number of factors, including the growing importance of the city as a center of trade and commerce, and its central location within the region.