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1854
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- Appointed Professor of Natural Science at the University of Melbourne (lifelong
tenure).
- Publication of ‘Contributions to British Palaeontology’ (reprint of
28 papers from Annals and Magazine of Natural History).
- Arrived in Victoria December 1854.
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1855
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- Publication of Synopsis of the British Palaeozoic Rocks and Fossils (his
major work).
- University of Melbourne officially opened.
- Lectured in a wide range of subjects including chemistry, botany, mineralogy, comparative
anatomy, systematic zoology, geology and palaeontology.
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1856
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- Appointed Palaeontologist to the Geological Survey of Victoria.
- Moved National Museum of Victoria collection to University of Melbourne.
- ‘ System Garden’ laid out in north-west corner of university grounds.
- Chairman of Royal Commission on the Victorian Goldfields.
- Started work on Prodromus of the Palaeontology of Victoria.
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1858
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- Formally appointed Director of the National Museum.
- Appointed to Victorian Board of Science.
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