Coburg is a Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...suburb of The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central...Melbourne, Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  _ Land 227,416 km²  _ Water 10,213 km² (4. ...Victoria, Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth_largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/ Oceania. ...Australia. It is in the Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City...Local Government Area of the The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...City of Moreland. The boundaries of Coburg are Gaffney Street and Murray Road in the north, Elizabeth Street and The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ...Merri Creek in the east, Moreland Road in the South and Melville Road, Devon Avenue, Sussex Street and West Street in the west.

People

According to 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2001 Census data, 22,250 people live in Coburg with the population steadily declining over the past 20 years. The suburb is highly culturally diverse with above average proportion of citizens born overseas and a high proportion of citizens who speak a language other than English at home.

Religious affiliation is very high in Coburg with two thirds of citizens declaring themselves to be This article is about the religious people known as Christians. ...Christian, but also with a substantial A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...Muslim population.

History

Prior to European occupation, the area around Coburg and The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ...Merri Creek was occupied by the Woiworung of the This article is about an Australian Aboriginal nation. ...Kulin Nation. The Woiworung had a religious relationship to their land, participating in corroborees and sacred ceremonies on Merri Creek.

Coburg was first surveyed by Robert Hoddle (20 April 1794 _ 24 October 1881) was a surveyor for Port Phillip in the 1830s, and the creator of the Hoddle Grid in central Melbourne. ...Robert Hoddle in Events January 10 _ DePauw University founded in Greencastle, Indiana January 26 _ Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state February 8 _ Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate February 11 _ American Physiological Society organizes in Boston February 13 _ Rowland...1837 _ ­ 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...1838, and he recorded that a Mr Hyatt had a sheep station and hut on the east bank of the Merri Creek, near present Outlook Road. Hoddle marked out a 327 acre (1.3 km²) village reserve with two roads for the district: Bell Street West and Pentridge Road, later called Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Sydney Road is a major thouroughfare in the northern suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Sydney Road. In 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...1840 the place was named Pentridge by a surveyor called Henry Foot who lived and worked near Merri Creek. It was named after the birthplace of Foot's wife: Pentridge may also refer to HM Prison Pentridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Pentridge is a village in north east Dorset, England, situated on Cranborne Chase on the A354 road ten miles north east of Blandford Forum and ten miles south west of Salisbury. ...Pentridge, Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ...Dorset, Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  _ Total (2001)  _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England.

An extremely wealthy surgeon, Dr Farquhar McCrae, purchased 600 acres (2.4 km²) in the area which he called Moreland. In [[1841] he also bought land called 'La Rose' in what is now known as Pascoe Vale South is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Pascoe Vale South. The house he built in Events February 21 _ John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. ...1842 or 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...1843 is now known as Wentworth House, and is the oldest known private dwelling in Victoria still standing on its original site and the fifth oldest building in Victoria.

In Events February 21 _ John J. Greenough patents the sewing machine. ...1842 the first inn, The Golden Fleece, was built on Sydney Road just north of Page Street. Twenty one farms were in the area by 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...1849. With the The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ...Victorian gold rush in the Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 _ 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ...1850s the population of the area grew rapidly. In 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ...1858 water mains from Yan Yean were connected and the first local paper, the Brunswick and Pentridge Press, was started. In 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...1859 the Pentridge District Road Board was formed to get roads built in the area, the start of local government for the area.

Quarrying of Bluestone is a name given to a form of dolerite which appears blue when wet or freshly broken. ...bluestone began in the area Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 _ 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ...1850s, and by 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...1875 there were 41 quarries in Coburg. In December Events January 4 _ The first American ice_skating club is formed (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). ...1850 sixteen prisoners were moved from an overcrowded Melbourne Gaol (more commonly known as The Old Melbourne Gaol) is located in Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Melbourne Gaol to a stockade at Pentridge. Prisoners at what came to be called HM Prison Pentridge was an Australian prison built in 1850 and located in Coburg, Victoria. ...HM Prison Pentridge were immediately put on hard labour by breaking up bluestone for road surfaces. In 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...1867 a public meeting was called to change the name of the district, as residents were stigmatised and embarrassed at living in a suburb principally known for its gaol, Pentridge Prison. Robert Mailer of Glencairn suggested that the suburb name be changed to Coburg, inspired by the impending visit to the colony of the Duke of Edinburgh, who was a member of the royal house of Saxe_Coburg (German Sachsen_Coburg) is a historical state in todays Bavaria, Germany. ...Saxe_Coburg. The government agreed with the proposal and the change was made in March 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...1870.

Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Sydney Road is a major thouroughfare in the northern suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Sydney Road attracted numerous hotels and commercial premises in the Events and trends Italian unification under King Victor Emmanuel II. Wars for expansion and national unity continue until the incorporation of the Papal States (March 17, 1861 _ September 20, 1870). ...1860s. A friendly society (sometimes called a mutual society, benevolent society or fraternal organization) is a mutual association for insurance-like purposes, and often, especially in the past, serving ceremonial and friendship purposes also. ...Friendly societies soon formed: Manchester Unity ( 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...1863), Neo_druidism is an attempt to reconstruct the ancient religion of druidism. ...Druids ( 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...1867), The Independent Order of Rechabites was a friendly society established as part of the temperance movement to promote total abstinence from alcoholic beverages. ...Rechabites ( 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...1868) and a St. Patrick's Society ( 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...1870). Coburg became a shire in 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...1875.

The The Upfield railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...Upfield railway line opened in 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...1884, and the This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...Coburg railway station was built in 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...1888. In February Events January_April January 8 _ Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 _ Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 _ Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress Marie Vetsera commit a double suicide in...1889 the horse tram service began along Sydney Road. Electric trams started in service in 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...1916.

By 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...1899 there were 6000 people in the district. Coburg was gazetted as a borough in 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...1905 with Thomas Greenwood and his wife Martha becoming Coburg's first Mayor and Mayoress. The Public Hall built in 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...1869 was extended in 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...1909, but was still inadequate for the growing city. The new Town Hall was built and opened in 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1923, with further extensions in 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...1928.

Lake Reserve is a popular picnic spot on the The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ...Merri Creek. The land was purchased in 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...1912 and a weir was constructed in 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...1915 to form a lake contained by basaltic outcroppings. The reserve was immensely popular, with diving boards, wading pools, kiosk and gardens, and continues to be a favourite picnic spot, also accessed by the The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Merri Creek Trail.

After Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...World War I there was significant development east of Sydney Road, with the former East Coburg Primary School opening in 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...1926.

In 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...1994 the 135_year_old Municipality of Coburg ceased to exist when it merged with Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Brunswick to become the new The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...City of Moreland.

Transport

The stations of This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...Moreland and This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...Coburg on the The Upfield railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...Upfield railway line service the suburb.

Two tram lines service the area. The number 19 tram service travels along Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Sydney Road is a major thouroughfare in the northern suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Sydney Road from the terminus at Bakers road, Coburg North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...North Coburg to Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ...Flinders Street Station in the city. The number 1 tram service travels from the terminus at Bell Street, Coburg, along Nicholson Street, then Lygon Street Brunswick East is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Brunswick East, Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ...Swanston Street past Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ...Flinders Street Station to South Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...South Melbourne.

Cyclists have available many on road cycle lanes as well as the The Upfield Bike Path in Brunswick The Upfield Bike Path is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Upfield Bike Path and the The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Merri Creek Trail.

Landmarks

Major features of the area include the Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Sydney Road is a major thouroughfare in the northern suburbs of Brunswick and Coburg in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...Sydney Road commercial area, the Moreland City Council civic centre precinct on Bell Street, the John Fawkner Hospital on Moreland Road, and Lake Reserve on The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ...Merri Creek. The suburb's most famous landmark is HM Prison Pentridge was an Australian prison built in 1850 and located in Coburg, Victoria. ...HM Prison Pentridge, which has recently been redeveloped into a housing estate. Land prices have risen considerably since 2001 with the street "The Grove" being the most prestigious.

References

• Richard Broome, Coburg: Between two creeks, Melbourne, 1987
• Laurie Burchell (ed), Coburg Chronicles, Coburg, 1998

External links

• History of Moreland Fact Sheet 3 _ Coburg and Pascoe Vale (http://www.moreland.vic.gov.au/historyofmoreland3.htm)
• Pentridge Village Housing Development (http://www.pentridgevillage.com.au)
• Monash University _ Australian Places (http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/coburg.html)