| 1837 The first land sales are held in Melbourne, conducted by the Assistant Surveyor-General Robert Hoddle; the highest price is paid for the north-east corner of William and Collins Streets. |
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| 1840 A post office opens at Geelong, the second to open in the Port Phillip District. |
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| 1842 The Native Police Corps under Captain Henry Dana relocates from Narre Warren to Merri Creek. |
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| 1843 Sectarian riots break out in Melbourne between Protestant Orange and Catholic factions. |
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| 1846 The Argus newspaper is published for the first time. |
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| 1846 Charles Joseph La Trobe lays the foundation stone of St Peter’s Eastern Hill, Melbourne. |
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1847 Melbourne is proclaimed a city, at a time when its population is over 11,000 (out of over 33,000 for the whole of the Port Phillip District). |
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| 1853 Charles Joseph La Trobe renames Shortland’s Bluff on the Bellarine Peninsula, Queensliff; he had his holiday cottage there in the 1840s. |
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| 1854 Sir Charles Hotham arrives in Victoria to succeed Charles Joseph La Trobe as Lieutenant-Governor. |
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