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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. 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
  3. 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.

  4. Victoria. Victorian Naval Forces. The Colony of Victoria commenced construction of its first armed vessel in 1853, Victoria which was launched on 30 June 1855 and arrived in Victoria on 31 May 1856.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Victoria's political function as the capital of the region was consistent through various stages: first as the capital of the colony of Vancouver Island; then of the amalgamated colony of British Columbia (1866); and finally of the province of British Columbia (1871).