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Preston, Victoria
Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, central business district, located within the City of Darebin Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Preston recorded a population of 33,790 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. History 19th century The area was first surveyed by Robert Hoddle in 1837. Parcels of land between 300 acres (in the southern area) and over 1000 acres (in the north) were all sold during the Melbourne "land boom" sales of the late 1830s. The first permanent white resident was Samuel Jeffrey in 1841, and from him the area's early name was Irishtown. In 1850, Edward Wood, a settler from Sussex, England, opened a store at the corner of High Street and Wood Street, which was also the district's first post office. Meeting at Wood's store, members of the Ebenezer Church, Particular Baptist from Brighton, England met to change the name. They w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Northcote
The electoral district of Northcote is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote, Thornbury, and part of Preston. It lies on the northern bank of the Yarra River between the Merri and Darebin creeks. The seat was created in 1927 as a replacement for Jika Jika, and has been a safe Labor seat for most of its existence. It has only been held by seven members. The seat's most historically prominent member is 34th Premier John Cain (senior). Upon Cain's death in 1957, he was succeeded by Frank Wilkes, who went on to become state Labor leader from 1977 to 1981. Former ABC newsreader Mary Delahunty was elected in a 1998 by-election. As the electorate was safe for the Labor Party, the Liberals declined to nominate a candidate. However, partly due to the presence of a One Nation candidate, the Liberals took the unusual step of campaigning for the Australian Democrats, issuing a ' How to Vote Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Argus (Melbourne)
''The Argus'' was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left-leaning approach from 1949. ''The Argus''s main competitor was David Syme's more liberal-minded newspaper, ''The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...''. History The newspaper was originally owned by William Kerr, who was also Melbourne's town clerk from 1851 to 1856 and had been a journalist at the '' Sydney Gazette'' before moving to Melbourne in 1839 to work on John Fawkner's newspaper, the ''Port Phillip Patriot''. The first edition was published on 2 June 1846. The paper soon became k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Railway Station, Melbourne
Preston railway station is a commuter railway station located in the north-eastern suburb of Preston, Victoria, Preston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 8 October 1889, with the former ground level station closed and demolished in May 2022 and the current Elevated railway, elevated station provided in September 2022 by the Level Crossing Removal Project. The station was renamed two times, which it initially opened as Preston-Murray Road upon its opening in 1889. It was renamed to Murray on 1 August 1905, then was given its current name of "Preston" on 1 December 1909. Preston is an elevated premium station, consisting of a single island platform with two faces connected by a staircase, Elevator, lifts and a ground level concourse. The station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and is Accessibility, accessible as there is a lift connecting to the ground level concourse and the station platforms. The station is owned by VicTrack, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir Railway Station
Reservoir railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Reservoir, Victoria, Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Reservoir is an elevated railway, elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 2019. Initially opened as Preston-Reservoir, the station was given its current name of Reservoir on 1 December 1909. History Reservoir station opened when the Inner Circle railway line, Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy railway station, North Fitzroy station. On 23 December of the same year, the line was further extended to Epping railway station, Melbourne, Epping. Like the suburb, the station was named after the three reservoirs that were built south-east of the station, in 1864, 1909 and 1913 respectively. The reservoirs were constructed to hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regent Railway Station
Regent railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Reservoir, Victoria, Reservoir, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1970. Initially opened as Preston-Regent Street, the station was given its current name of Regent on 1 August 1905. History Named after nearby Regent Street, Regent station opened when the Inner Circle railway line, Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy railway station, North Fitzroy to Reservoir railway station, Reservoir. In 1967, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Regent Street level crossing, located nearby in the Rail directions#Up and down, up direction from the station. In 1970, the present station buildings were provided. Platforms and services Regent has two side platforms and is served by Mernda line trains. Platform 1: * all stations an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Railway Station, Melbourne
Bell railway station is a commuter railway station located in the north-eastern suburb of Preston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bell station opened on 8 October 1889, with the former ground level station closed and demolished in May 2022 and the current elevated station provided in September 2022 by the Level Crossing Removal Project. Bell station initially opened as "Preston-Bell Street" upon its opening in 1889, then it was given its current name of "Bell" on 1 August 1905. Bell is an elevated premium station, consisting of two side platforms connected by staircases, lifts and a ground level concourse. Bell station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and is accessible as there is a lift connecting to the ground level concourse and Bell station platforms on either side. Bell station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. The station is currently served by the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whittlesea Railway Station, Melbourne
Whittlesea was the original terminus station on the Whittlesea line, located in Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... It opened in 1889, operating until the closure of the line in 1959. History Despite its proximity to Melbourne, the town of Whittlesea had a small population, as did the other settlements served by the line beyond the electrified Melbourne suburban railway system. The station included a siding which connected to the Kinglake timber tramway. The freight service to Whittlesea was closed in the mid-1950s, with the passenger service remaining until the line beyond Lalor was closed on 29 November 1959. The line was partially reopened for suburban electric trains as far Epping in November 1964, with the track beyond removed in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collingwood Railway Station
Collingwood railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, Mernda and Hurstbridge line, Hurstbridge lines, which are part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Abbotsford, Victoria, Abbotsford, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Collingwood is an Elevated railway, elevated unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. The station opened on 21 October 1901 and was reconstructed in 1987. Initially opened as Collingwood Town Hall, the station was given its current name on 1 May 1909. Although it is named after the suburb of Collingwood, Victoria, Collingwood, and is adjacent to the former Collingwood Town Hall, the station is actually located in the neighbouring suburb of Abbotsford. History Collingwood station opened on 21 October 1901, along with the direct line between Princes Bridge railway station, Princes Bridge station and Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne, Collingwood. During 1986 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mernda Railway Line
The Mernda line is a Commuter rail, commuter railway line on the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne metropolitan railway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, the line is coloured red and is one of the two lines that constitute the Metro Trains Melbourne#Clifton Hill Group, Clifton Hill group. It is the city's eighth longest metropolitan railway line at . The line runs from Flinders Street railway station, Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Mernda railway station, Mernda station in the north, serving 29 stations via Clifton Hill railway station, Clifton Hill, Reservoir railway station, Reservoir, Epping railway station, Melbourne, Epping, and South Morang railway station, South Morang. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day (from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am) with 24-hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 7.5 minutes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Most are members of national or regional Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, one of the largest Christian bodies in the world, and the world's third-largest Christian communion. When united and uniting churches, united churches in the Anglican Communion and the breakaway Continuing Anglican movement were not counted, there were an estimated 97.4 million Anglicans worldwide in 2020. Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The provinces within the Anglican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plenty Road
Plenty Road is a major urban arterial road through the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from the inner suburb of Preston to the township of Whittlesea, just outside the north-eastern suburban fringe of Melbourne. The road is notorious amongst Melburnians as one of the most congested and dangerous roads in Melbourne, with the section in Bundoora near the M80 Ring Road carrying upwards of 60,000 vehicles per day. The AAMI Crash Index of 2020 listed it as the worst road in Australia. Numerous upgrades have occurred on the road over the years to improve the road, with the most recent upgrades between 2019 and 2021 upgrading a significant portion of the road and reducing a number of bottlenecks. Route Plenty Road commences at the intersection of High Street and Dundas Street in Preston and heads in a north-easterly direction as a four-lane single carriageway inner suburban road, carrying the Route 86 tram line on the roadway. At Albert Street intersec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
