South Yarra is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As the name suggests, it is located on the southern bank of the Yarra River. Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... km redirects here. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... 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... Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Higgins is an organiation dedicated to the destruction and hatred of Jim Higgins. ... Melbourne Ports is an Australian federal electoral division in the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Cremorne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... St Kilda () is a inner city suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne. ... Prahran (pronounced puh-RAN) and also known colloquially as Pran is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ...

The area east of Punt Road is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington and the area to the west is in the City of Melbourne. 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... Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington. ... Population 67,000 Area 33 km² Mayor Cr John So (Lord Mayor) Electoral Wards none Councillors John So, Gary Singer, Fraser Brindley, Peter Clarke, Carl Jetter, Catherine Ng, Brian Shanahan, Fiona Snedden, David Wilson Capital Melbourne Suburbs/Townships Carlton, Carlton North, Docklands, East Melbourne, Fishermans Bend, Flemington, Hotham Hill, Jolimont...

The main shopping region of South Yarra runs along Toorak Road and Chapel street. Trade along these two arteries are focused on trendy shopping, restaurants, nightclubs and cafe culture. The area of South Yarra centred along Commercial Road is one of Melbourne's gay villages. A gay village (sometimes called a gay ghetto and increasingly gayborhood) is usually an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of gay and lesbian people, as well as bisexual and transgender people live. ...

South Yarra is also home to some of Melbourne's most prestigious residential addresses in Park Street, Hawksburn and Lawson Grove.

Local History

South Yarra was originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri tribe of the Kulin aboriginal nation. The Wurundjeri are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who occupied what is now Melbourne, Australia prior to European settlement of the area. ... The Kulin alliance is one of the Indigenous Australian nations of Australia who lived in central Victoria, Australia, around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys. ... Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

On October 12, 1988, police officers Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre were murdered in Walsh Street, South Yarra . October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steven Tynan was a member of the Victoria Police Force killed in the line of duty in the Walsh Street police shootings. ... The Walsh Street police shootings was the execution style murder of Victoria Police Officers Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre who were gunned down in suburban Walsh Street, South Yarra, Australia on October 12, 1988. ... The Walsh Street police shootings was the execution style murder of Victoria Police Officers Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre who were gunned down in suburban Walsh Street, South Yarra, Australia on October 12, 1988. ...

On July 8, 2002 the Salt nightclub in Daly Street was the site of a dispute which resulted in the murder of three men. On September 19, 2005 seven men were found guilty of murder in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The nightclub is particularly notorious for criminal activity and was threatened several times with being shut down. The club is currently (April 07) abandoned, and is a popular venue for exploration. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Supreme Court of Victoria is located on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets, Melbourne - the same intersection as the Melbourne Magistrates Court and the County Court of Victoria. ...

Local Landmarks

South Yarra has several local attractions. Perhaps the best known is Chapel Street. The South Yarra section of the famous street is the most fashionable and upmarket end. A major landmark is the The Jam Factory, old factories converted into upmarket shopping centre and cinemas. The Como Centre is a large shopping centre on the corner of Toorak and Chapel Streets which combines with an office building, South Yarra's tallest, which houses the headquarters for ATV-10. Chapel Street, looking south toward toward the Commercial Road intersection Chapel Street is one of Melbourne, Australias best shopping, dining and entertainment precincts. ... The Jam Factory is a shopping and entertainment centre, located in cosmopolitan Chapel Street, South Yarra, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... ATV-10 is a television station in Melbourne. ...

The Prahran Market, located in South Yarra, is one of Melbourne's most popular and historic fresh produce markets. Prahran Market 1891 heritage facade Prahran market, north side The Prahran Market is one of the premier fresh food markets in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Toorak Road runs off Chapel Street and although not known as well as Toorak Village, is a popular strip that contains a wide range of shops. Just off this street on Darling Street is Christies Auction House is a Melbourne institution housed in a Victorian terrace.

There are also several heritage registered buildings in South Yarra including the Melbourne High School (1928), the former railway station building (1874) and post office (1893).

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Chapel Street, part of the South Yarra section looking south towards Prahran Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3456x2304, 3498 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): South Yarra, Victoria Chapel Street, Melbourne User:Matnkat Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... Prahran (pronounced puh-RAN) and also known colloquially as Pran is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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Places of Worship

• Melbourne Synagogue. Built in 1930 to the design of Nahum Barnet feature a giant order portico and a great copper dome.

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Residential architecture

Several large mansions exist in South Yarra. Heritage registered houses include Como House (1847) one of Melbourne's earliest mansions on its large estate managed by the National Trust, Richmond House (1859), Barwon (1881) and Airlie. Many others have been lovingly restored or operate as guest houses. The National Trust of Australia is a community-based, non-government organisation, committed to promoting and conserving Australias indigenous, natural and historic heritage through its advocacy work and its custodianship of heritage places and objects. ...

The area also has some notable clusters of terrace house. Park Street features rows of Melbourne's best preserved, richly decorated and highly sought after Victorian terrace houses, some as high as three and four storeys. Domain Road, Toorak Road West (overlooking Fawkner Park) as well as Darling and Caroline Street are also known for their double storey terraces. Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... A street of British terraced housing In architecture and city planning, a terrace, rowhouse, or townhouse (United States) is a style of housing since the late 18th century where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows. ...

A notable area is Alexandra Parade along the Yarra, and in particular the small court known as Lawson Grove. This area was subject to renewal in the 1920s and 1930s as a kind of medium density village enclave development. As a result, a large number of large apartment buildings were built in a similar Californian influenced art deco style overlooking the river and the area even has its own convenience store in Lawson Grove. Beverley Hills is the largest of these and a highly sought after apartment building in Melbourne. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

Federation freestyle mansion in Domain Street Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...	Edwardian style terraces in Park Street. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...	A row of three storey terrace houses in Park Street. Notable for downstairs basement levels and faceted bay windows. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...	Second Empire styled mansion in Leopold Street Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Public space

South Yarra's parks and gardens include part of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Fawkner Park (large park bordered by offices on St Kilda Road, private residences off Punt Road, Commercial Road and Toorak Road featuring recreational facilities and grand avenues of trees) and smaller gardens such as the former Greville Botanic Gardens, Como Gardens and the public housing open space.

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Transport

South Yarra has two railway stations: 1) South Yarra railway station, on the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines. It is the junction for the Sandringham line. 2) Hawksburn station, on the Pakenham line, serves the eastern part of the suburb. South Yarra is a railway station (station code: SYR) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Pakenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Frankston railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Hawksburn Railway Station is a station in Melbourne, Australias suburban railway network located approximately 5. ...

Tram routes 8, 72, 78 and 79 also run through South Yarra. Tram route 8 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 72 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 78 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 79 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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Education

Melbourne High School is located in South Yarra, and the 1930s gothic main building is a local landmark. Melbourne Girls Grammar School is also located in South Yarra opposite the Royal Botanical Gardens. Melbourne High School is a selective single-sex state school for boys in years 9 to 12 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne Girls Grammar School, also known as MGGS, is a Anglican girls independent school located in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. ...

Localities in South Yarra

Hawksburn is a locality in the eastern part of South Yarra bordering Toorak. It is probably best known for its railway station and nearby "Hawksburn Village", a small strip shopping centre on Malvern Road. Many of South Yarra's finest old homes and terraces are situated close to Cromwell Crescent and railway station in the Hawksburn area. The Hawksburn area is a fashionable address, as it is associated with neighbouring Toorak and therefore is home to many Toorak aspirants.

Notable citizens

• Claire Adams, Hollywood silent film actress had her townhouse in Domain Road during 40s, 50s & 60s
• Dennis Allen - reported to be a major drug dealer in the South Yarra area during the 1980s.
• Joseph Anderson (Commandant) - soldier, penal administrator and politician who was a resident of South Yarra in the 1850s.
• Graham Berry - colonial politician, and 11th Premier of Victoria was a general storekeeper in South Yarra in the 1850s.
• Norman Brookes - Australian tennis champion who died in South Yarra in 1968.
• Rupert Bunny - Australian painter who lived much of his life in France but returned and settled in South Yarra in the 1930s.
• Len Darling - Australian cricketer who was born in South Yarra in 1909.
• Stephen Peak - radio personality, sports manager and lawyer with a practise in South Yarra.

Claire Adams (Mackinnon) (24 September 1896 - 25 September 1978) film actress and benefactor, was born in Winnipeg, Canada, daughter of Stanley Wells Adams, a welsh-born accountant and his Canadian wife Lillian, nee Kennedy. ... Dennis Bruce Allen (1951 - 1987) was an infamous Melbourne based drug dealer who was reported to have murdered many victims. ... Major Joseph Anderson (1790-1877), soldier and penal administrator, of the 50th Regiment, was commandant of the second convict settlement at Norfolk Island, from March 1834 to February 1839. ... Sir Graham Berry Graham Berry (28 August 1822 - 25 January 1904), Australian colonial politician, was the 11th Premier of Victoria. ... Sir Norman Brookes, KBE (November 14, 1877 – September 28, 1968) was an Australian tennis champion and president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia. ... Rupert Bunny (1864-1947) Working for most of his artistic career in Paris, Bunny formed an important tie between Australian painting and French Impressionism. ... Leonard Stuart Darling (born August 14, 1909, South Yarra, Victoria, died June 24, 1992, Daw Park, South Australia) was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1933 to 1937. ... Stephen J Peak (born 1955) is an Australian lawyer, sports agent and radio personality. ...

External links

Coordinates: 37°50′24″S 144°59′20″E / -37.840, 144.989 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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