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by bigger_cheese
1900 days ago
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>Despite Australia seeming like the perfect candidate for this due to having approximately five cities of note, all spread out over an area larger than the contiguous US, there's basically no industrial specialization on a per-city basis here. Funny you should mention Melbourne. It is a good historical example of a city fueled by an industry. It grew out of the Victorian Gold Rush in 1850's and 60's. Melbourne went from less than 75k population to 500k in a 10 year period which was massive growth. At one point it was the richest city in the world. The legacy from all this still exists today. It is why a lot of Australian banks etc are Headquartered in Melbourne, because they have their roots in gold rush. |
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