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Between 1854 and 1874, governors lived at Toorak House, in the suburb named after it, then briefly at Bishopscourt in East Melbourne until the present Government House was occupied in 1876. Between the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 and 1927, Government House was the official residence of the governor-general of Australia.
Old Government House, South Australia, former residence of the Governor of South Australia, 1860–1880; Old Government House, Hobart, former residence of the Governor of Tasmania; Toorak House, former residence of the Governor of Victoria, 1854–1876; Stonington mansion, former residence of the Governor of Victoria, 1901–1931
Admiralty House, Kirribilli is the Governor General's official residence in Sydney. Government Houses for the state Governors exist also in each state and the Northern Territory: Government House, Sydney in New South Wales; Government House, Melbourne in Victoria; between 1901 and 1930 used by the Governor-General; Government House, Brisbane in ...
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Government House, Melbourne is the office and official residence of the governor of Victoria. It has also been used as the official residence of the Governor-General of Australia from 1901 to 1930 and from 1934 has been used continuously as the residence of the governor of Victoria.
The governor's role is to represent the monarch. This role mainly includes performing ceremonial functions, such as opening and dissolving parliament, appointing the cabinet and granting royal assent. The governor's office and official residence is Government House next to the Royal Botanic Gardens and surrounded by Kings Domain in Melbourne.
At the Federation of Australia in 1901 Melbourne became the location of government, and Government House, Melbourne became the home of the Governor-General [5] [6] [7] and Stonnington Mansion was leased by the Victorian Government as a home for the Governor of Victoria in 1901, before eventually being purchased by the state, along with all its contents, in 1928. [2]
Governor's house in Medan, Indonesia; Governor's Mansion (disambiguation) Old Governor's Mansion (disambiguation) List of governors' mansions in the United States; Governor's Palace (disambiguation) Raj Bhavan (disambiguation), India; Belmond Governor's Residence, Yangon, Myanmar, the former home of British governors of Burma; Government House