| Watsonia Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 4905 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3087 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2. 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 Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. 4 km² (0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $300,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Banyule | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bundoora | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Jagajaga | ||||||||||||
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At the 2006 census, it had a population of 4905. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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History
Watsonia originally belonged to the Wurundjeri people. [3]
Watsonia was surveyed by Robert Hoddle in 1838 as part of the parish of Keelbundora, for subdivisional sale as farms. Robert Hoddle ( 20 April 1794 &ndash 24 October 1881) was a surveyor of Port Phillip in the 1830s and the creator of the Hoddle A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches [3] Until the 1870s, much of Watsonia remained part of the vast property holdings of John Brown. The Grace Park area was purchased in 1877 by Frederick Augustus Nell, and then by Frank Watson[4] in the early twentieth century. Watson subdivided the property for housing in 1924. The area remained primarily rural until the 1940s, when property prices became affordable.
Watson and other landowners paid for the establishment of a railway station in order to attract property buyers. Watsonia railway station was named after Watson. Watsonia is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Watsonia, on the Hurstbridge railway Watsonia train station was opened on Monday 23 June, 1924, between the existing Macleod and Greensborough stations. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Macleod is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Macleod, on the Hurstbridge railway Greensborough is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Greensborough on the Hurstbridge The current Watsonia Station is in Zone 2 on the Hurstbridge Railway Line and is currently served by Connex. Melbourne has a long history of railway development The city's first railway opened in 1854 when only 20 years earlier the city itself did not exist The Hurstbridge railway line is a Suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. Connex Melbourne is a wholly owned subsidiary of French company Veolia Environnement.
Landmarks
Watsonia has the Simpson Army Barracks, Yallambie which was originally known as the Watsonia Military Camp during World War II. Simpson Barracks is an Australian Army facility in the suburb of Macleod in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 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 This complex was built on the property formerly owned by Ainsley Meare. In 1951, surrounding land was purchased for the extension of the barracks.
Watsonia is also the home to Watsonia Primary School, one campus of Greensborough College and Loyola College. Greensborough College is a school in the Greensborough and Watsonia district in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Loyola College is a Catholic Independent Secondary School in the Ignation Tradition
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). 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. Watsonia (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France
- ^ Watsonia, accessed 27 November 2006
- ^ a b Banyule City Council - About the City, Accessed 14 March, 2007
- ^ Monash University archives, Accessed 25 March, 2007
External links
- Watsonia, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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