On 1 November 1858 , Queen Victoria issued Creating a proclamation to Indians , which while lacking the authority of a constitutional provision , promised Commitment rights similar to those of other British subjects .

The ferry MV `` Princess Victoria '' was lost Earnings_and_losses at sea in the North Channel east of Belfast with 133 fatalities Death , and many fishing trawlers sank .

Company Sergeant Major Stanley Hollis received Receiving the only Victoria Cross awarded Award on D-Day for his actions while attacking Attack two pillboxes at the Mont Fleury battery .

Victoria won their second consecutive title , defeating Earnings_and_losses South Australia by 7 wickets in the final Competition at Gliderol Stadium .

To recognise Know their bravery , 89 members of the raiding party were awarded Award decorations , including five Victoria Crosses .

Rainbow Serpent Festival is a 4-day annual open-air electronic music , art , and lifestyle festival that takes place during the Australia Day long weekend , around 26 January , in Lexton , Victoria , 160 kilometers west of Melbourne , Australia .

The Irk Valley Junction rail crash occurred Coming_to_be on 15 August 1953 at Collyhurst , just over a mile from Manchester Victoria station .

Throughout 2014 and the first 6 months of 2015 , 18 fires Catastrophe were declared Expressing_publicly `` national disasters '' affecting Influence a total of 68 local government areas across New South Wales , South Australia , Victoria and the Northern Territory .

It starts Process_start on the Thursday following Victoria Day , and runs through Self_motion to Sunday .

Arts Victoria also providing Supply funding from 1987 .

The Blood Hole massacre Killing occurred Coming_to_be in what is now the Australian state of Victoria at Middle Creek , 6 – 7 miles from Glengower Station between Clunes and Newstead at the end Process_end of 1839 or early 1840 , killing Killing an unknown number of Aborigines from the Grampians district who were on their way home after trading Exchange goods for green stone axe blanks that they obtained Getting near what is now Lancefield .

It was the strongest recorded Recording in Victoria in at least three decades , with some sources suggesting Statement it was the strongest in over a century .

It was felt Change_sentiment across much of Victoria and parts of New South Wales , with strong shaking Motion reported Reporting across the state capital , Melbourne .

The Queensland floods Catastrophe were followed by the 2011 Victorian floods Catastrophe which saw more than fifty communities in western and central Victoria also grapple Confronting_problem with significant flooding Catastrophe .

Only two structures sustained damage in Matagorda , one being destroyed Destroying by a possible tornado , and the remaining Presence effects resulted from flooding Motion in Jackson and Victoria Counties .

During this skirmish , Private Richard Kelliher won the Victoria Cross , Australia 's highest award for gallantry .

The British force—consisting of the frigate and brig-sloop under the command Control of Captain Edward Elphinstone—was initially wary of the Dutch , mistaking the Dutch East Indiaman merchant ship `` Victoria '' for a ship of the line .

Major Ernest Wright Alexander of the Royal Artillery and Captain Francis Octavius Grenfell of the 9th Lancers were awarded Giving the Victoria Cross for saving Rescuing the artillery battery guns while under fire Catastrophe .

Protests began Process_start on 15 October 2011 in City Square with a 6-day-long protest encampment , from which people were forcibly evicted Removing by Victoria Police at the request Request of the City of Melbourne CEO on 21 October 2011 .

Eastbourne station is a terminus station with services Being_in_operation to , , London Victoria .

Trains between Ashford International and Brighton and between London Victoria and Ore still do this today , with some calling Request at twice .

In a low-scoring but dramatic , rain-interrupted match Competition , Tasmania defeated Conquering Victoria by 1 wicket with only 5 balls to spare .

Victoria scored Getting 158 , but the Tasmanians ' innings target Aiming was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to 131 runs from 31 overs under the Duckworth–Lewis method .

The 2005–06 edition of the VB Series ( so-called because of sponsor Victoria Bitter ) was a three-team One Day International men 's cricket tournament Competition held Hold in Australia in January and February 2006 , between the hosting nation 's team , South Africa and Sri Lanka .

The outdoor events were generally held Hold in forest environments around Victoria , Australia , with some events held in Queensland and overseas in New Caledonia .

With a new home amongst the rolling hills of Pyalong in country Victoria , Earthcore was again held Hold in November 2014 with one of the largest lineups to date including favourites Hallucinogen and Shpongle as headliners .

Earthcore continued to operate Being_in_operation in Pyalong until 2016 and moved Motion to Elmore Victoria for the 2017 festival .

High intensity rainfall between 12–14 January 2011 caused Causation major flooding across much of the western and central parts of the Australian state of Victoria .

Kevin Parkyn , a senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology said Statement , `` Victoria is experiencing Perception_active one of its worst flood events in its history '' after `` a week in which rainfall totals have been smashed Destroying in parts of Victoria . ''

Kevin Parkyn , a senior forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology said Statement , `` Victoria is experiencing Perception_active one of its worst flood events in its history '' after `` a week in which rainfall totals have been smashed Destroying in parts of Victoria . ''

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Terry Ryan said Statement , `` It 's the worst flood in western Victoria in their history as far as our records go in terms of the depth of water and the number of places affected Influence . ''

The Premier of Victoria , Ted Ballieu , has described Statement it as `` one of the biggest floods in the state 's history . ''

The Underage Festival was a music festival in Victoria Park , London that was open only to those between 13 and 17 .

The final Competition was contested Competition between Victoria and Western Australia .

Due Causation to the final Competition of the World Cup being held Hold at the MCG , Victoria , who earned Earnings_and_losses the right to host Social_event the final Competition by finishing Process_end on top of the ladder , had to choose Choosing an alternative ground .

The final Competition was drawn Process_end , meaning Victoria won their 29th title by finishing Process_end on top of the table .

The shock Catastrophe originated Coming_to_be at ( 3:40:41 PM PDT ) south of Guadalupe Victoria , Baja California , Mexico .

The six teams were split into two groups of three , with Victoria finishing Process_end on top of Group A and New South Wales on top of Group B .

The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held Hold in Victoria , in the province of British Columbia in Canada , from 18 to 28 August 1994 .

Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games : athletics , aquatics , badminton , boxing , cycling , gymnastics , lawn bowls , shooting , weightlifting , and wrestling .

Ballarat Heritage Weekend is a community cultural festival held Hold annually in Ballarat , Victoria , Australia .

Within twelve hours , more than 180 fires Catastrophe fanned Motion by winds of up to 110 km/h ( 68 mph ) caused Causation widespread destruction Destroying across the states of Victoria and South Australia .

In Victoria 47 people died Death .

Up to 8,000 people were evacuated Emptying in Victoria at the height of the crisis and a state of disaster was declared Expressing_publicly for the first time in South Australia 's history .

More than 35 townhouses were burned Bodily_harm in a small town in Victoria .

As well as the mainline railway stations above ground and subsurface platforms for the Metropolitan , Circle and Hammersmith & City lines , there were platforms deeper underground for the Northern , Piccadilly , and Victoria lines .

Victoria experienced the longest continuously burning Destroying bushfire Catastrophe complex in Australia 's history , with fires Catastrophe in the Victorian Alps and Gippsland burning Destroying over 1 million hectares of land over the course of 69 days .

The 2006–07 season included Cause_to_be_included the `` Victorian Alpine Fire Catastrophe Complex '' which was the longest running collection of bushfires Catastrophe in Victoria 's history .

The tournament Competition was hosted Social_event by both Melbourne and Warrnambool in Victoria , Australia between 27 August and 6 September , with a single match Competition additionally played Competition in Geelong .

The Wandong Country Music Festival Social_event was an annual country music festival held Defending in Wandong , Victoria , north of the state capital , Melbourne .