Editing Geelong (section)

===1900s: A city develops===
[[File:Tramway opening geelong 1912.jpg|thumb|left|Opening of the Geelong tramway in 1912, Moorabool Street, Geelong]]
The town of Geelong officially became a city on 8 December 1910.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geelong {{!}} Victoria, Australia {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Geelong |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT - New South Wales Statutes and Victorian Acts of Parliament - Kim barne thaliyu |url=https://archivestest.grlc.vic.gov.au/victorian-government-new-south-wales-statutes-and-victorian-acts-of-parliament |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=archivestest.grlc.vic.gov.au}}</ref> The city gained a number of essential services, with electric light supplied by the [[Geelong Power Station]] starting in 1902, the [[Geelong Harbour Trust]] was formed in December 1905,<ref name="prov">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewAgency&entityId=1425 
 |title=Agency VA 1425: Port of Geelong Authority 
 |work=Public Record Office Victoria website 
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 |archive-date=8 September 2007 
}}</ref> and the [[Barwon Water|Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust]] formed in 1908. [[Trams in Geelong|Electric tram]]s began operation in 1912, travelling from the [[Geelong city centre|city centre]] to the suburbs until their demise in 1956.<ref name="tram">{{cite web|url=http://tmsv.org.au/papers/geelong.htm |title=Geelong tramways - a short history|work=[[Tramway Museum Society of Victoria]]|access-date=2007-06-13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060819124009/http://tmsv.org.au/papers/geelong.htm |archive-date = 2006-08-19}}</ref> The first of many stores on the [[Market Square, Geelong|Market Square]] was opened in 1913,<ref name="gex150" /> and the first [[Gala Day]] festival was held in 1916.<ref name="gex150" />

Geelong's industrial growth accelerated in the 1920s: woollen mills, [[fertiliser]] plants, [[Ford Australia|Ford's]] vehicle plant at [[Norlane]], and the [[Corio, Victoria|Corio]] [[whisky]] [[distillation|distillery]] were all established in this period.<ref name="rg" /> The ''[[Geelong Advertiser]]'' radio station 3GL (now [[K Rock 95.5|K-Rock]]) commenced transmission in 1930,<ref name="time" /> the [[Great Ocean Road]] was opened in 1932, and in 1934, the [[T & G Building, Geelong|T & G Building]] opened on the most prominent intersection in the city, the corner of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets.

By 1936, Geelong had displaced Ballarat as Victoria's second-largest city.<ref>Geelong Ousts Ballarat. Population Surprises. The Argus (Melbourne) Tuesday 28 April 1936, page 10</ref>

[[File:Edina geelong.jpg|thumb|The steamboat ''Edina'' leaving Geelong on its final journey on 21 June 1938]]
In 1938, one of the last Port Philip Bay [[Steamboat|steamers]], ''Edina'', made its final trip to Geelong, ending a period of seaside excursions and contests for the fastest trip. The [[Eastern Beach, Victoria|Eastern Beach]] foreshore beautification and pool was completed in 1939 after almost 10 years of work.<ref name="gex150" />

On the eve of World War&nbsp;II, the [[International Harvester]] works were opened beside Ford at [[North Shore, Victoria|North Shore]], along with a [[grain elevator]] at nearby Corio Quay, and the [[Shell Australia]] oil refinery.<ref name="rg" />