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**__ When Victoria was founded. __**  Victoria was found by the Britain in the 1843. It was first a bit of New South Wales but then broke off. Victoria is the second biggest state in all of Australia. **__ Famous Victorians. __**  -Ned Kelly. He was a bush ranger and an outlaw a long time ago. -Kylie Minogue. Kylie was born on the 28 May 1968 and is now as famous singer/actor and also more. -Dannii Minogue. Dannii is Kylie’s sister. She was born and raised in Melbourne. -Steve Irwin. Steve Irwin was a famous crocodile hunter. -Chris Judd. Chris is a footballer who plays on Carlton. He plays mid-field. **__ Famous Landmarks. __**  Here is a small list of landmarks in Victoria: -Sovereign Hill. -Great Ocean Road. -MCG. -Melbourne Aquarium -Melbourne Parliament House. **__ Some Historic Towns. __**  Bendigo, Bendigo is famous for the first gold sighting. Then they had a big gold rush which attracted tourists. Castlemaine, Castlemaine has got one of the oldest and most outstanding botanical gardens in Victoria. It’s also famous because it had a gold rush.
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** __ Historic Events. __ **   Historic Events in Victoria include, ** __ Ash Wednesday:  __ ** On 16th Of February 1983, the Ash Wednesday bushfires had occurred. An estimated 130,000 firefighters had helped. ** __ Black Saturday:  __ ** Black Saturday had first been noticed on the 7th Of February 2009. As many as 400 individual fires were also noticed that day. The fires had wiped out heaps of homes and heaps of other buildings. (Kindergartens, Primary Schools and wildlife.) Also with musical events including a recent one, Mary Poppins the Musical.