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Founded by free settlers from the British Crown colony of Van Diemen's Land in what was then the colony of New South Wales, it was incorporated as a Crown settlement in 1837. It was named "Melbourne" by the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Richard Bourke, in honor of the British Prime Minister of the day, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
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Essentials
Pre-European settlement
European exploration
Foundation of town
Early settlement
1850s Gold Rush
1880s and 1890s expansion
1891 economic bust
"Australia's capital": 1901-1927
Interwar period
World War II
Post World War II
2000s