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Avondale Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. It is located on a plateau bounded by a large bend of the Maribyrnong River to the east, south, and west, and to the north by Buckley street. Melbournes population is around 3. ...
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The City of Moonee Valley is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...
The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia). ...
The suburb derives its name from the Avondale Estate. Originally known as Maribyrnong West, when the Council undertook to change the name, postal authorities drew attention to the existence of Avondale in Queensland. The suburb was therefore called Avondale Heights to distinguish it from the Queensland town. Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...
There is only one main road - Military Road which runs from Canning Street and Maribyrnong Road, then becomes Milleara Road. There are about 60 shops at the Canning Street end (including Raglan street) and 30 at the other end.
History
Prior to European colonisation of Melbourne, Aboriginal occupation of the area was by the Wurundjeri tribe of the Kulin nation. Evidence has been found of human occupation for at least 18,000 years. On the 10th October 1940, Mr. James White dug up an ancient human skull, (now known as the Keilor Cranium) on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. This skull has been found to be more than 8,000 years and less than 15,800 years old. The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia). ...
The Wurundjeri are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who occupied what is now Melbourne, Australia prior to European settlement of the area. ...
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(Redirected from 10th October) October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ...
1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 1803 Charles Grimes, the New South Wales Surveyor General, sailed up the Yarra River in the Buffalo and sent a rowing boat to explore the 'Saltwater River', as the Maribyrnong was then called. The rowing boat reached a place now known as Solomon's Ford, and could go no further. 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
The Yarras lower reaches travel through central Melbourne. ...
In 1835 with the initial settlement of Melbourne, Edmund Davis Fergusson and Michael Solomon established a pastoral holding in the Avondale Sunshine area. On Solomon's sheep station the ford now near the west end of Canning Street soon became known as Soloman's Ford. This was the lowest crossing point on the Saltwater (Maribyrnong) River, and was for many years the only way from Melbourne to Geelong and further west. 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
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During World War I the Canning Street bridge was known as Cordite Bridge as it lead to the Department of Defence Explosives Factory. A password was necessary to cross the bridge during the war. During World War II a night curfew was imposed on the river and a boom was put into place to hinder access. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...
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During the 1930s the district was subdivided into small dairy and cattle farms, with some poultry farming. Even into the 1960s market gardens and small dairy farms operated in the area. It was only with the late 1960s that housing development changed the area into a residential suburb with some superb views of Melbourne city from the plateau. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ...
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Melbournes population is around 3. ...
Transport Three bus routes service the suburb: Recreational and commuter cyclists have easy access to the Maribyrnong River Trail along the Maribyrnong River. Keilor East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
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Cycling beside the Maribyrnong River at Avondale Heights. ...
The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia). ...
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