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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 battalion received 12 battle honours for World War II in 1961, which it bore for the 58th/59th Battalion. [10] Its honours and traditions are now maintained by the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment (5/6 RVR). [29] The battalion's colours were laid up on 10 May 1970 in the Essendon Town Hall. [30]
Essendon West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km (6.2 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Essendon West recorded a population of 1,559 at the 2021 census .
Essendon, Victoria. Essendon railway station; Essendon Airport; Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League; Electoral district of Essendon; Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
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.
Victoria produced in the decade 1851–1860, twenty million ounces of gold, one third of the world's output. Immigrants arrived from all over the world to search for gold, principally from the British Isles and particularly from Ireland. Many Chinese miners worked in Victoria, and their legacy is particularly strong in Bendigo and its
Victoria's team in that match included Patrick "Paddy" Shea, his Essendon teammate, as well as Fitzroy premiership player Chris Kiernan. [ 19 ] Whilst serving in the AIF, he played in an international match for an Australian military team, against an Indian team, at Lords, on Saturday, 11 August 1917.