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| | All About Melbourne | Australian Invasion | KoolDave.com©2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Melbourne is a large commercial and industrial centre, with many of Australia's largest companies, and many multinational corporations (approximately one-third of the 100 largest multinationals operating in Australia as of 2002) headquartered there. |
 | | It is home to Australia's largest seaport, seven universities (the University of Melbourne, Monash University, Deakin University, Victoria University, La Trobe University, RMIT University, and Swinburne University), and much of Australia's automotive industry (including the engine manufacturing facility of Holden, and the Ford and Toyota manufacturing facilities) amongst many other manufacturing industries. |
 | | 1835 - John Batman sails to the mouth of the Yarra from Tasmania in the Rebecca |
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