The mechanical ice-making machine that James Harrison put into operation at Rocky Point near Geelong, Victoria, was probably the first in the world. Harrison, a Scottish journalist with some scientific knowledge, was editor and manager of the Geelong Advertiser. He first patented the refrigeration process in 1856 and made ice commercially in Geelong and Melbourne. [...]
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In 1879 the Strathleven carried the first shipment of frozen meat to Britain.
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HMS Galatea at Fitzroy Dock (Cockatoo Island), 1868.
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In 1902 a worldwide competition was held for a bridge over Sydney Harbour.
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The Wolseley sheep shearing machine at the Toganmain woolshed in New South Wales.
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Qantas and the Lockheed Constellation.
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The first commercial telephone in Australia was installed in 1879 by Robison Bros.
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An early Garratt locomotive built for the Tasmanian Government Railways
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