| Breakwater Geelong, Victoria |
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 V/Line train crossing the Breakwater Bridge |
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| Population: | 1054 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1837 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3219 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 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. 1 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Geelong | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Corio | ||||||||||||
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Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong central business district. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. The City of Greater Geelong is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The Electoral district of Geelong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. South Geelong also referred to as Geelong South, is a residential and industrial East Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Newcomb is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Belmont is a southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Whittington is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located 4km south-east of the city centre Grovedale is a mainly residential southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. St Albans Park is a residential eastern suburb of Geelong Victoria. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Winchelsea and the city of Geelong, where it is joined A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Breakwater is also home to the Geelong Racing Club, Geelong Racecourse and the Geelong Showgrounds. The Geelong Racecourse is a major regional Horse racing venue in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The Geelong Showgrounds are the home of the Royal Geelong Show in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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History
The name Breakwater originated from a rock ford constructed across the Barwon River by Geelong's first Police magistrate, Captain Foster Fyans, in 1837. A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. Foster Fyans (1790 - 1870 soldier penal administrator and public servant was acting commandant of the second Convict settlement at Norfolk Island, the first police Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The ford stopped the inflow of salt water to the fresh water river, and supplying the town with fresh river water.
Land between the industrial area and the river is prone to flooding. From 1913 - 1916 the Geelong Water and Sewerage Trust built a 750-metre long sewer aqueduct across the Barwon River to an ocean discharge point at Black Rock. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It was retired after 80 years of service due to poor structural condition which was beyond economic repair.
Census populations
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Breakwater (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
External links
- Breakwater, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Australian Places - Breakwater
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