Eltham North, Victoria
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| Population: | 7,949 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3095 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 21 km (13 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| State electorate: | Eltham | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McEwen, Jagajaga | ||||||||||||
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Eltham North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2006 Census, Eltham North had a population of 7,949.
[edit] History
Eltham North Post Office opened around 1934 and closed in 1966. [2]
[edit] Today
It is home to North Eltham Wanderers Cricket Club and Eltham North Soccer Club, a local soccer team & Eltham North Jets Basketball Club, a local basketball team & club. It has the same postcode as Eltham.
It is also home to the Catholic Ladies College established in 1902 by the Sisters of Charity founded by Mary Aikenhead. CLC moved to Eltham, from its original location in March 1968. It has some of the oldest buildings in Eltham such as the Currajeen building which was formerly a convent for the nuns. The school crest consists of a rose, a symbol of God's love for us, a book symbolising the knowledge and learning of the school community and a lily representing purity. The schools that are in Eltham North are Glen Katherine Primary School, St. Helena Secondary College, Holy Trinity Catholic School and Eltham North Primary School.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Eltham North (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21251&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
Coordinates: 37°41′53″S 145°08′38″E / 37.698°S 145.144°E
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