An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Flemington is the name of several places in the United States of America: Flemington, Georgia Flemington, Missouri Flemington, New Jersey Flemington, Pennsylvania Flemington, West Virginia It is also the name of a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Icons include the University of Melbourne, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Children's Hospital, the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens,Victorian College of Pharmacy,Monash University and Royal Park which it was named for. Elizabeth Street becomes Royal Parade in the suburb (before becoming Sydney Road and Hume Hwy, which runs to Sydney). Royal Park railway station is located within the suburb of Parkville and also the Turana Youth Training Centre. The University of Melbourne   The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ... The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville is one of Australia’s leading public hospitals. ... The Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne, Australia is the major specialist paediatric hospital for Victoria offering a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and adolescents. ... Sumatran tiger pacing for tourists at the Melbourne Zoo The Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, commonly known as the Melbourne Zoo, contains more than 350 animal species from Australia and around the world. ... Burke and Wills expedition monument in Royal Park with Melbourne skyline Royal Park is located 4 km north of the Melbourne Central Business District, Victoria, Australia, in the suburb of Parkville. ... Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ... Virginia Reel is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of 52 playing cards each mixed together. ... The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... The coat of arms of Sydney Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Turana Youth Training Centre is a youth corrections facility located in Parkville, Victoria, Australia. ...

There is also a golf course north of the Zoological Gardens called the Royal Park Golf Course.

Parkville is the site of the Athlete's Village for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The 2006 Commonwealth Games will be held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26. ...

History

Parkville South estate commenced in 1861 and is the largest housing division in the suburb. All of the residential part of Parkville South is a Conservation Area under the Register of the National Estate. In 1868 further excisions from Royal Park were made for housing estates at Parkville North along Royal Parade and Parkville West near Flemington Road.

During World War One and Two Royal Park was the site of military encampments. Camp Pell in Royal Park was the temporary military camp for United States forces during the Second World War.

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