Opportunity for a more prosperous life for ex-convictsĬhanging the way in which indigenous Australians lived Growth of a multicultural more egalitarian society Introduction of Collective bargaining – Eureka stockade
Improvements in transport and communication – the railway, Cobb & Co coaches, and the telegraph Increase in the development of public institutions Increase in the breath of skills in colonyīoost to local business - from produce through to manufactured goods Support for the development of the arts, and a greater market for the sale of art, particularly watercolours and prints (such as lithographs and etchings)
Major changes to architecture and lifestyles The period known as “Marvellous Melbourne ” Significant increase to wealth of the colony Increase in migration, with a tripling of the population
