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North Blackburn is a predominantly residential suburb, with wide green and leafy streets and houses on quarter acre blocks. The suburb had its start in the early 1960's, much of it being built on land formerly used as an apple orchard. North Blackburn Shopping Centre was originally known as Old Orchard Shopping Centre for this reason, as is Old Orchard Primary School today.

Property prices have risen markedly in the last 10 years, especially since the Eastern Freeway was extended to run past the suburb. The Eastern Freeway is one of Melbournes major freeways, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle St in the inner suburbs, with Springvale Road in Melbournes east. ...

Prior to the formation of the City of Whitehorse in 1994, North Blackburn was a part of the now defunct City of Nunawading.

Industry

A small light industrial area is sited in the North East corner of the suburb, along Joseph Street. A former clay pipe factory on Springfield Road has been closed and replaced by housing.

Shopping

No major shopping centre exists in North Blackburn, while it is well served by North Blackburn Shopping Centre on Springfield Road, it is in fact located in Blackburn. A very large shopping centre, Westfield Doncaster is in nearby Doncaster. Blackburn is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Westfield Doncaster is a shopping centre 50% owned by the Westfield Group and 50% owned by LaSalle Investment Management (as of August 2007) located in Doncaster, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Doncaster is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Centro Box Hill, formerly Box Hill Central, can also be found in Box Hill. Box Hill Central in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia is a medium_sized shopping centre owned by the Centro Properties Group, who acquired it in 2000. ... Box Hill is a multicultural suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Small strip shopping areas exist in Raymond Street and Katrina Street.

Transport

No railway station serves North Blackburn. A bus runs through the suburb to the nearby public transport hub at Box Hill, where a bus terminus and Box Hill Railway Station can be found. Box Hill station Box Hill railway station (station code: BOX) is on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Other nearby train stations are Laburnum and Blackburn. Blackburn Station can be reached by bus from North Blackburn.. Laburnum is an unmanned railway station on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Melbourne, Australia. ... Blackburn railway station (station code BBN) is a station on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines in Melbourne, Australia. ...

On its Northern Boundary is the Eastern Freeway, along which also runs a bicycle track, the Koonung Creek Trail. The northern boundary is also marked by Koonung Creek, which flows into the Yarra River further downstream. Exit the Freeway at Middleborough Road or Blackburn Road, to best reach North Blackburn. The Koonung Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Koonung Creek in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Koonung Creek is a small tributary to the Yarra River in Melbournes east. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ...

Schools

There are two public primary schools in North Blackburn, Old Orchard Primary School and Springview Primary School. A primary school is also run at St. Phillips (Catholic) on Junction Road.

Middlefield Primary School, formerly located on Verbena street, has now been torn down and replaced with housing. Its soccer pitch survives as a public reserve. It amalgamated with Blackburn North Primary School in 1992 to form Old Orchard Primary School. Once located on Springfield Road, it has now also been replaced by housing on the new street of Kurrajong Way.

There are no secondary schools in North Blackburn. Blackburn High School can be found in nearby Blackburn. The former Blackburn Technical School has closed down, and since 1995, Old Orchard Primary School has used a portion of that site. Name Blackburn High School Address 60 Springfield Road Suburb Blackburn North, Victoria 3130 Established 1956 Type State Religion Secular Students ?, co-educational Grades 7 to 12 Principal Barbara Grant AKA Blackburn, BHS Colours Navy, Maroon, Blue, Green & Black Uniform Compulsory Publications Weekly Newsletter Yearbooks Unknown Website www. ...

Ronnie Biggs

In 1970, the English fugitive Ronnie Biggs arrived in Australia whilst on the run from the UK authorities for his part in the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Ronnie Biggs (born Ronald Arthur Biggs August 8, 1929 in Londons East End) is an English prisoner who is known for escaping from prison after his minor role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963 and for being on the run for many years. ... The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2. ...

Under the assumed name of Cook, he settled in Hibiscus Road, North Blackburn; he briefly lived a normal life with his wife Charmaine and children, before fleeing alone to Brazil the day before police raided his house. His now ex-wife and children still reside in Melbourne, albeit not in Blackburn North.

References

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Coordinates: 37°48′36″S 145°09′14″E / -37.81, 145.154 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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