Box Hill Melbourne, Victoria
The White Horse, Whitehorse Road
Population:	8616 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3128
Area:	3. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 5 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $575,000 [2]
Location:	16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Whitehorse
State District:	Box Hill
Federal Division:	Chisholm
Suburbs around Box Hill: Mont Albert North Box Hill North Blackburn North Mont Albert Box Hill Blackburn Surrey Hills Box Hill South Blackburn South

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Contents 1 History 2 Shopping 3 Transport 4 Sport 5 Residential 6 Education 7 See also 8 External links 9 References

History

Box Hill was first settled by the squatter Arundel Wrighte, formerly of Van Diemen's Land, who in 1838 took up a pastoral lease on the land he had previously explored in the Bushy Creek area. Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or Building that the squatter does not own rent or otherwise have permission to use Arundel Wrighte (1804-1887 Colonist first Post Master of Launceston in Van Diemen's Land and founder of Box Hill, Victoria. Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The first permanent settlers, Thomas Toogood and his wife, purchased 5,000 acres (20 km²) in 1841, and Wrighte built a house on his property "Marionvale" in 1844. The Pioneers' Memorial, which can be found in front of the town hall, is made from a chimney stone taken from Wrighte's original house. The Box Hill Town Hall is a landmark civic building located (at) on Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. It was not until after 1850, however, that Crown lands were subdivided and sold. Traffic along a main road running through the district encouraged the building of a hotel at Box Hill in 1853. Its owner named it the White Horse hotel, and the name was bestowed on the road. In 1861 a post office was opened at Box Hill, the first official use of the name. The postmaster proposed the name, derived from Box Hill in Surrey, England, near his birthplace. Box Hill is the name of several places including Box Hill Surrey, England (scene of an important section of Jane Austen's novel Emma) Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.

In 1871 Box Hill township's population was 154 and the district relied on orchards, vineyards and mixed farming. The extension of the railway from Camberwell, to Lilydale, in 1882 included a station at Box Hill but there were also stations at Canterbury, and Surrey Hills, to the west. Camberwell is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Boroondara. Lilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Canterbury is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Surrey Hills is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. They attracted subdivisions and development ahead of Box Hill. Growth came, though, with a school opening in Box Hill in 1887 and the town became the seat of the Nunawading shire council, which met at the Box Hill court house. Nunawading (ˌnʌnəˈwɒdɪŋ is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

In 1895 a market was opened near Box Hill railway station, which improved Box Hill's commercial importance. Box Hill was also the starting point for a tramline to Doncaster, which ran from 1889 to 1896. Doncaster is a Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Manningham This was the first electric tramline in the southern hemisphere. The 1890s also saw the opening of a gas works, several brickworks and a private girls' high school.

Unlike suburbs closer to Melbourne, Box Hill lacked the web of tramlines which promoted residential development beyond reach of the railway line. In 1916-17 tramlines reached the western edge of what in a short time would be the Box Hill municipality at Burwood, Mont Albert, and Wattle Park. Burwood is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Mont Albert is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in Victoria. Wattle Park is a park in Melbourne, Australia, located in the suburb of Burwood. The years after the first world war saw Box Hill's turn for residential growth. A girls' technical school was built in 1924 and a boys' high school in 1930. Box Hill High School is a Co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Box Hill in Melbourne, Victoria During the Second World War a boys' technical school was opened. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In 1933, in its eightieth year, the Whitehorse Hotel was demolished. It had been closed since 1921, when Box Hill, prohibited the sale of alcohol in the town area. After the end of the Second World War Box Hill was suburbanised, but Box Hill South and Box Hill North comparatively undeveloped. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Box Hill South is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Box Hill North is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

Post war housing expansion included a Housing Commission estate in Box Hill South. Box Hill South is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. A district hospital was opened in 1956. The shopping area enjoyed growth and prosperity which, ironically, by the end of the 1950s was putting strain on it: there was not enough space for parking. The development of Myer Eastland and Doncaster Shoppingtown in the late 1960s took trade away, and the shopping centre regained custom by undergrounding the railway line and station and building Box Hill Central on land which included the old market.

In 1954 the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works designated Box Hill as one of five district centres for metropolitan Melbourne. The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works was a public utility board in Melbourne, Australia set up to provide Water supply, Sewerage and The plan has succeeded in Box Hill. In addition to the shopping centre, the Box Hill TAFE and several office buildings have strengthened its centrality in the region. Apart from commercial functions there are large reserves with ovals in three direction about a kilometre from Box Hill Central. Box Hill South lies between Canterbury Road and Burwood East, about two kilometres square. Its proximity to trams was better than Box Hill North's, and its residential growth was substantially pre and early post war. The Box Hill golf club is nearby and a linear park continues along Gardiner's Creek. There are church educational institutions - Kingswood College (Anglican and then Uniting) and the Christian Brothers' Teachers' College and St. Kingswood College con ref to Kingswood College (Box Hill, Victoria Australia Kingswood College (Doncaster, Victoria Australia Leo's College (1952 and 1957).

In 1971, a sister city relationship was forged with Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. is the third-largest city in Chiba, Japan, and a major Bedroom community (11th largest city in the Greater Tokyo Area. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. "Box Hill" is the name of a department store in Matsudo (external site).

Box Hill city was amalgamated with Nunawading city on 15 December, 1994, to form Whitehorse city renewing the boundaries that began with the Nunawading parish and subsequent shire. [1]

Shopping

Box Hill has a bustling shopping precinct. These range from the shops along Station Street and Whitehorse Road, to the suburbs two shopping centres. Centro Box Hill, formerly Box Hill Central, features Safeway, Target, The Reject Shop, Angus & Robertson book store, Stadium Sports, Sanity, the large indoor Box Hill market, and a large food court. Centro Box Hill in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia is a medium-sized shopping centre. Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers (formerly by Coles Group) The Reject Shop is an Australian discount variety store chain Angus & Robertson is a Bookstore chain in Australia. Its first bookstore was opened in 110½ Market Street Sydney by Scotsman David Angus and Arnold Robertson Sanity is an Australian chain of music and entertainment stores owned by Brazin Limited It is also integrated with a bus interchange and the Box Hill railway station. Box Hill railway station is on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines in Melbourne, Australia. The neighbouring Centro Whitehorse (formerly Whitehorse Plaza), recently renovated and renamed, includes Coles, Best and Less, Priceline, House, Homeart, another food court, and a selection of specialty fashion retail stores. Centro Box Hill in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia is a medium-sized shopping centre. Best & Less is an Australian department store chain with hundreds of stores nationally House generally refers to a Shelter or Building that is a Dwelling or place for Habitation by Human beings. To people who live in, or often commute in Box Hill the two shopping centres are still defined as "Central" (Centro Box Hill) and "Centro" (Centro Whitehorse. )

As of late 2007, both shopping centres came under the same name of Box Hill Centro.

Transport

Box Hill is also a major transport hub for the City of Whitehorse and surrounding suburbs. The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. Box Hill Central is built over Box Hill railway station, on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines. Centro Box Hill in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia is a medium-sized shopping centre. Box Hill railway station is on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines in Melbourne, Australia. The Belgrave railway line is a Broad gauge electric Suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. The Lilydale railway line is a Suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. This complex also includes a large bus terminus linking commuters to a variety of destinations across the eastern suburbs.

The number 109 tram route along Whitehorse Road was extended from Union Road Surrey Hills to Box Hill and opened in May 2003. This is a list of Tram routes operated by Yarra Trams in the city of Melbourne, Australia. It runs to Port Melbourne via the city.

Sport

The Box Hill Hawks are a local Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League and based at the Box Hill City Oval. The Box Hill Hawks Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the Victorian Football League. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Box Hill City Oval is an Australian rules football and Cricket stadium located in Box Hill, Australia. This team was formerly known as the Mustangs, named for the city's mascot, the white horse. They are currently affiliated with the Hawthorn Hawks. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902

Box Hill Inter, football club. Box Hill Soccer Club is an Australian football (soccer club based in the Melbourne Victoria suburb of Box Hill Senior men's team used to compete in Victorian Premier League. Now club only fields juniors and a very successful women's team in the Victorian Women's Premier League. They are reigning champions and have won the title on many occasions in recent years.

Box Hill Athletic Club was founded in 1932, survived through the war years and became powerful after the 1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne. The Club's original training ground was at Surrey Park, Elgar Road South, an area provided by the Box Hill Council.

After several years of filling in and grading, the area known as Hagenauer's Park was made available for athletics. The home of the Box Hill Athletic Club was officially opened by the Mayor of Box Hill, Cr. E. H. James on Saturday 18 October 1969.

Since 1960, Box Hill Athletic Club has headed the membership tally for all Victorian athletic clubs and has been State League premiers 25 times in men's competition and 13 times in women's competition, including stretches of 17 successive men's premierships and 8 successive women's premierships.

Box Hill has an 18 hole golf course located at 202 Station Street. The club offers junior development programs. The senior pennant team took out the Division 5 VGA ([2]) Pennant Flag in May of 2008.

Residential

The surrounding suburb also features mature residential developments ranging from medium to high density.

Box Hill Hospital serves Box Hill and its surrounding suburbs. The Epworth Eastern private hospital was recently completed next to the Box Hill Hospital.

Aqualink Box Hill (formerly Whitehorse Aquatic and Leisure Centre), run by Whitehorse council, provides residents with an indoor and outdoor pool, basketball courts, a gym, squash, and tennis courts. The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. The surrounding parklands include—aside from a large lake (now filled with water, but once used as a quarry) —a baseball diamond, a football oval, and cricket pitches. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players

The Box Hill Action Indoor Sports Centre also provides residents with dedicated facilities for indoor soccer, cricket and netball, as well as providing birthday parties for children on weekends.

Education

The suburb of Box Hill has several schools, including Box Hill High School, Box Hill Senior Secondary College, Our Lady of Sion College, Kingswood College and St. Box Hill High School is a Co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Box Hill in Melbourne, Victoria Box Hill Senior Secondary College (BHSSC formerly Box Hill Technical School is a state-run Co-educational senior Secondary school. Our Lady of Sion College is a Catholic school for girls located in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia. Kingswood College con ref to Kingswood College (Box Hill, Victoria Australia Kingswood College (Doncaster, Victoria Australia Francis Xavier Primary School. For mature students, Box Hill Institute of TAFE and St Leo International College provide further education, and buses link Box Hill's terminus to Deakin University (Burwood campus), Monash University and La Trobe University. Box Hill Institute is a secondary and tertiary education institute based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, with additional campuses Deakin University is an Australian public University with around 33600 Higher education students studying as of 2007 Monash University is a Public university based in Melbourne, Australia. La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. Swinburne University is a short 10 minute train trip away towards the city. Swinburne University of Technology is a university with a number of campuses based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The University of Melbourne is approximately 30 minutes by train. The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. There are two kindergartens in the area, St Peter's Anglican Kindergarten Inc, and Kingswood College Early Learning Centre.

See also

• City of Box Hill - the former local government area of the same same. The City of Box Hill was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

External links

• Box Hill, Victoria is at coordinates 37°49′16″S 145°07′30″E / -37.821, 145.125 (Box Hill, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°49′16″S 145°07′30″E / -37.821, 145.125 (Box Hill, Victoria)
• Australian Places - Box Hill

References

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