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The City of Boroondara (/ b ɒ r ə n ˈ d ɑː r ə /) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was formed in June 1994 from the amalgamation of the Cities of Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn. [3] It has an area of 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi). In June 2018 the city had a ...
Tooronga Village is a residential, office and retail centre in the suburb of Glen Iris [1] in Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. It formerly referred solely to a shopping centre, which temporarily closed in March 2008. [ 2 ]
Boroondara General Cemetery, often referred to as Kew cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Victoria, Australia, created in the tradition of the Victorian garden cemetery. The cemetery, located in Kew , a suburb of Melbourne , is listed as a heritage place on the Victorian Heritage Register .
The Springthorpe Memorial is an elaborate Victorian era memorial located within Boroondara General Cemetery in Kew, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. [1] The memorial was built by Melbourne doctor John Springthorpe , [ 2 ] in honour of his wife, Annie Springthorpe (née Inglis), who died in 1897 at the age of 30 while giving birth to ...
1866 map of County of Bourke. Elgar's Special Survey is in the Parish of Boroondara, east of Melbourne. Portion of 1866 map of County of Bourke showing Elgar's and Unwin's Special Survey. In 1841, Henry Elgar purchased 5,120 acres (20.7 km 2) or eight square miles of land approximately 10 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Hawthorn is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Hawthorn recorded a population of 22,322 at the 2021 census .
In 1938, with the tram now extended to Balwyn Road, the North Balwyn Wildlife Sanctuary was opened on the present-day side of the park. Operated by the Maughan family, the facility contained Australian native animals, and played host to many American serviceman who were stationed in Melbourne during the Second World War in the 1940s.
The Gardens were formed on 1.4 hectares of land purchased by the Shire of Boroondara (Camberwell) in 1903 and designated as a municipal reserve. In 1904, William Guilfoyle, designer of Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens suggested a plan that was later adopted. The garden was planted and opened in 1907.