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Highett may refer to: * Highett, Victoria, Australia ** Highett railway station * William Highett (1807–1880), Australian politician * Highett Football Club The Highett Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. The club participates in the Southern Football Netball League. History In 1929 Highett joined the Federal Football League, w ..., Australian-rules football club in Highett, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia See also * * Highet * Highest (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highett, Victoria
Highett is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Bayside and Kingston local government areas. Highett recorded a population of 12,016 at the . Located 2 km east of Port Phillip, Highett is bordered by Hampton/Sandringham to the west, Hampton East/Moorabbin to the north and Cheltenham to the east and south. History The name comes from William Highett, a parliamentarian and local land owner in the 1850s. He purchased Crown land west of Bluff Road, originally part of Dendy's Special Survey, in 1853. The area was mainly used for market gardens up till World War II. The Highett railway station was built when the line from Caulfield to Mordialloc was opened in 1881. Little development happened after the arrival of the railway; the Highett Post Office did not open until 17 November 1924. The Highett Hall was opened on 11 September 1926 and was used for dances, balls, vaudev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highett Railway Station
Highett railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Highett, and opened on 19 December 1881 as Highett Road. It was renamed Highett on 14 December 1885. History Highett station opened when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after William Highett, a local landowner and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. The station was built with the endorsement of Victorian Premier Thomas Bent, who ordered the railway line be redirected through Highett, and also demanded a higher standard of departmental residences there than elsewhere. The current station building was erected in 1883 and 1884, and was refurbished in 1966. It was refurbished again in 1986, after it had been damaged by fire during the previous year. In 1925, a railway parcels van hit a car at the nearby Wickham Road level crossing, killing eight people in the car. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Highett
William Highett (1807 – 29 November 1880) was a banker, landowner and politician in colonial Victoria. He was also a member of the Victorian Legislative Council. Early life Highett was born in Weymouth, Dorset, England, in December 1807. His parents were Joseph Highett and his wife Elizabeth, ''née'' Harding. There were at least three siblings, John (born 1810), Sarah (1812) and Mary (1817). Colonial Australia Along with his brother John, William Highett arrived in Hobart Town aboard the ''Elizabeth'' in February 1830. They had intended to continue on to Sydney but decided to settle in Tasmania, obtaining a grant of 500 acres of land near George Town. They later acquired additional land near Launceston and Campbell Town. While John managed their landholdings, William became the accountant of the Launceston branch of the Bank of Van Diemen’s Land in May 1832. When the branch closed, William joined the Tamar Banking Company as a cashier in January 1835. The brothers had cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highett Football Club
The Highett Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. The club participates in the Southern Football Netball League. History In 1929 Highett joined the Federal Football League, where it played in the junior section. In 1934 it entered a side in second division. For three years (1936-1938), the Bulldogs were runner-up, then in 1939 it finally won the Premiership, its one and only. The run of success ended in 1945 when it became a senior section club. From then on the record was not good - 405 games with 102 wins, 299 losses, 4 ties and the wooden spoon on 5 occasions. Approaching the 1970s the club improved and in 1970 it made the finals for the first time. In 1971, the club finally won the Premiership, the club's first senior flag. Season 1972 resulted in another Grand Final berth only to be beaten by Noble Park. The 1973 season proved to be the most outstanding year the club experienced, fielding senior, reserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highet
Highet is a surname, and may refer to: * Alex Highet (c. 1914 – 1940), Scottish footballer * Allan Highet (1913–1992), New Zealand politician * Fiona Highet, Scottish entomologist * Gilbert Highet (1906–1978), Scottish classicist * Harry Highet (1892–1989), New Zealand engineer * John Highet (1886–1950), Scottish footballer * Thomas Highet Thomas Cochrane Highet (28 August 1853 – 26 January 1907) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Queen's Park and represented Scotland four times. Higher was born in Ayr and was educated at Ayr Academy. He joined Queen's Park after moving ... (1853–1907), Scottish footballer See also * * Highett (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
