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In terms of its cadastral division, Elsternwick is in the parish of Prahran within the County of Bourke. Most of the Western and Central parts of Australia were never divided into counties;  No counties  Has been subdivided into counties Cadastral divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Location of Bourke county within Victoria 1866 map of Bourke County showing the parishes 1885 map of Bourke County (pink) 1886 map of Bourke County The County of Bourke is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. ...

Name

In the same way that Ripponlea took its name from the "Rippon Lea Estate" of Sir Frederick Sargood, Elsternwick took its name from the largest property in the district: Charles Hotson Ebden's ^[2] "Elster" ("Elster" is German for "magpie"). Ripponlea is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Rippon Lea Estate is a historic property located in Elsternwick, Victoria. ... Frederick Thomas Sargood KCMG, (30 May 1834 – 2 January 1903) was an Australian politician, minister of defence and education in the Parliament of Victoria 1890–1892 and senator in the Australian Senate 1901–03. ...

The creek nearby became known as the Elster Creek; and, when a village grew up on the creek, the Anglo-Saxon suffix ‘wick’, meaning village, was added.^[3].

History

Elsternwick village was surveyed in 1856.

In 1861 a railway line operated by the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company, was built from Melbourne to Brighton, via Elsternwick.

In the 1880s, the Elsternwick railway station was also the Melbourne end of the railway line to the large scale sugar beet processing mill at Rosstown (see Rosstown Railway) — now known as Carnegie — and beyond. This railway was seldom used and it ceased to function in 1916. Elsternwick railway station, Melbourne (station code: ELS) is on the Sandringham line line in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Rosstown Railway was built in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia in the late 19th century by William Murray Ross with the intention of transporting processed sugar from his sugar beet mill to the Melbourne ports. ... Carnegie is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ...

The first site of Caulfield Grammar School, founded in 1881, was adjacent to the Elsternwick railway station. Caulfield Grammar School is a coeducational Anglican independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

A tramline was opened along Glenhuntly Road[6] in 1889. Today, Melbourne Tram Route No.67 links from Glenhuntly Road in Elsternwick to Melbourne CBD through Brighton and St. Kilda Roads. This article needs to be wikified. ... The Melbourne Tram Route 67 is an Australian tram route which runs back and forth from Carnegie to the University of Melbourne. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Brighton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km southeast of the city. ... St. ...

A tramline between Elsternwick and Point Ormond opened in 1915; it closed on 22 October 1960.^[4]

Elsternwick was originally situated across three municipalities - Caulfield, Brighton and St. Kilda. At the end of the 1880s unsuccessful attempts were made for Elsternwick to become administratively independent. Today it is in the Local Government Area of the City of Glen Eira. The postcode is 3185. 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... The City of Glen Eira is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Postal codes are generally clearly visible outside local Australian post offices. ...

Elsternwick is also the home of perhaps the best known brothel in Australia, and certainly Melbourne, the Daily Planet, which was the first in the world to be listed on a stock exchange (the Australian Stock Exchange)^[5]. Daily Planet is a licensed brothel in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ...

Geography

Its boundary are Nepean Highway, Elster Avenue, Kooyong Road, Glen Eira Road and Hotham Street (the continuation of Williams Road). Elsternwick Park nearby and Elsternwick Park Golf Club bordered by Nepean Highway and Glenhuntly Road have always been connected with the suburb name of Elsternwick. The Nepean Highway The Nepean Highway runs south from Melbourne city in Victoria, Australia to Portsea, along the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay. ...

Residential architecture

"Lisbon House", 70 Orrong Road, is a grand Victorian terrace home. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 532 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (794 × 895 pixel, file size: 697 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Lisbon House. 70 Orrong Road, Elsternwick I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

1930s remodelled Victorian terraces. Glen Eira Road (opposite Caulfield Grammar School). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ... Caulfield Grammar School is a coeducational Anglican independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Elsternwick railway station warehouses converted to townhouses and apartment in Horne Street Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ... Elsternwick railway station, Melbourne (station code: ELS) is on the Sandringham line line in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Elsternwick Retitement Apartment (Victoria By The Park) Next to Hopetoun Gardens Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ...

Non-residential architecture

The Elsternwick Hotel. Corner of Glenhuntly and Brighton Roads. Built 1856. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 1. ... Brighton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km southeast of the city. ...	Elsternwick Congregational Church Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ...	Jewish Holocaust Museum, Selwyn Street Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... “Shoah” redirects here. ...	Former Elsternwick Post Office and former Caulfield City rifle club buildings Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
Former Elsternwick Fire Station Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ...	Tudor style dominates Glen Eira shopping village (Corner of Glen Eira & Orrong Roads) in Elswernwick Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 1. ...	Classic Theatre in Elsternwick (one of the earliest theatre in Melbourne) Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ...	Shopping strip of Glenhuntly Road[1] in Elsternwick Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Open space

Elsternwick Park, neighbouring with Elsternwick Park Golf Club Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ...

Elsternwick Hopetoun Gardens in Glenhuntly Road (Cannons Made in England 1866) Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 2. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

References

External links

Coordinates: 37°53′13″S 145°00′22″E / -37.887, 145.006 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
• Australian Places - Elsternwick
• http://www.elsternwick.com - includes photos and attractions in Elsternwick