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Encyclopedia > Clayton South, Victoria
Clayton South
MelbourneVictoria
Population: 10,644 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3169
Area: 8.3 km²
Property Value: AUD $305,000 [2]
Location: 24 km from Melbourne
LGA: City of Kingston
State District: Clayton
Federal Division: Chisholm, Hotham
Suburbs around Clayton South:
Oakleigh South Clayton Mulgrave
Clarinda Clayton South Springvale
Heatherton Dingley Village Springvale South

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History

At around 10:30 a.m on 6 April 1966, many students and some staff at Westall High School (now called Westall Secondary College), in Rosebank Avenue, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia, witnessed a UFO fly over their school, and then descend into a paddock behind the school. The Westall High School UFO incident was covered by The Dandenong Journal, the local and popular newspaper of that area at that time. UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... The Westall High School UFO is the name given to an unidentified flying object which was observed by an estimated 200 people, mostly students and staff at Westall High School (now Westall Secondary College) in Clayton South, Victoria, Australia, for around 20 minutes. ...


Transport

Westall Road runs North and South through Westall. There is a large bridge over the railway line. Several bus routes pass through the suburb and drop passengers off at the shops near the Westall railway station. The state route marker 49 for Westall Road Westall Road (Metro-route 49) or the Springvale Bypass is an arterial road in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... Westall railway station was built in 1951 to service a railway-carriage works plant, but was opened up to general traffic in 1959. ...


Education

Schools

  • Westall Secondary College. This is also the location of the Westall English Language Centre. [1]
  • Westall Primary school.[2]
  • St Andrew's Primary School.

Retail

There are a small number of shops and a post office located on Rosebank Avenue.


References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2007). Clayton South (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ Clayton South, accessed 9 August 2007

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External links

kingston.vic.gov.au Coordinates: 37°56′49″S 145°07′23″E / -37.947, 145.123 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Clayton, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (452 words)
A township was originally gazetted on Dandenong Road and in 1862 a primary school was opened at the corner of Dandenong Road and Clayton Road, to serve the whole of the Clayton district.
Clayton's rural lands and relative proximity to Melbourne attracted two institutions at the turn of the century: the Talbot Colony for Epileptics on land later occupied by Monash University, and a Women's Convalescent Home.
Clayton South and Westall are closer to the "sandbelt" areas, with the Spring Valley Golf Club and two large reserves.
Clayton County, GA - Community (2281 words)
Clayton County Chamber of Commerce The Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, located at 2270 Mount Zion Road Jonesboro, Georgia, promotes the quality of life, southern charm, quality growth and pro-business attitude of the county.
Clayton County Humane Society is a "no-kill" animal rescue facility, operating in the southern metro-Atlanta area.
Keep Clayton County Beautiful promotes the Keep America Beautiful concepts which are to preserve the natural beauty of our environment and improve waste handling practices at the community level by building partnerships with volunteer organizations, government agencies and the private sector.
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