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Essendon (/ ɛ s ən d ən /) is an Inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km (5.0 mi) north-west of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Essendon recorded a population of 21,240 at the 2021 census. [1]
Essendon was first incorporated as a borough on 27 December 1861. It became a town on 10 January 1890, and was proclaimed a city on 16 April 1909. Essendon initially incorporated the suburbs of Flemington and Kensington, but these suburbs split away to form the Borough of Flemington and Kensington on 17 March 1882, which merged in 1905 with the City of Melbourne.
The Clocktower Centre, previously known as Essendon Town Hall or Moonee Ponds Town Hall, is a civic building in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Australia, located at 750 Mount Alexander Road, at the junction with Pascoe Vale Road. [1] Operated by the City of Moonee Valley, it is a venue for performing arts, as well as community and corporate activities.
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During the days as Essendon's home ground, Windy Hill had the reputation of being a violent place for players, and was the site of several ugly incidents, The most famous of these was the "Battle of Windy Hill" (aka the Windy Hill Brawl or the Clash of the Sash), where a brawl broke out between players, team officials, trainers, spectators and ...
The Essendon ATC tower is a relatively rare example of a standard 1950s ATC tower type. [1] Criterion D: Characteristic values. The Essendon ATC tower is a representative and relatively intact example of a standard ATC tower type surviving from the 1950s. Other examples are at Launceston, Hobart, Tamworth, and Adelaide.
It serves the northern suburb of Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Moonee Ponds station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1882. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened in 9 October 1871. [4]
Militia Battalion at War: The History of the 58th/59th Australian Infantry Battalion in the Second World War. Melbourne, Victoria: 58th/59th Battalion Association. OCLC 224101353. Palazzo, Albert (2001). The Australian Army: A History of its Organisation 1901–2001. Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551506-4.