European Settlement of Boroondara by Joshua Miller https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx By Joshua Miller en-us 2016-07-14 02:48:35 UTC 2025-11-15 18:58:04 UTC hello@padlet.com First discovered by European explorers  noish1 https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381429 Boroondara was first discovered by John Gardiner and his family in 1837. ]]> 2016-07-14 02:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381429 Early European settlement  noish1 https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381455 John Gardiner and his family were the first people   to settle the Boroondara district in 1837. In 1837, Robert Hoddle surveyed the area, and named it "the Parish of Boroondara." The area was thickly wooded, so it was named through the Woiwurrung language, meaning "where the ground is thickly shaded."
The first Local Government was the Boroondara District Road Board, formed on 11 July 1854 incorporating areas which were to become the City of Hawthorn, City of Kew and City of Camberwell. ]]> 2016-07-14 02:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381455 Reasons for settlement along with examples  noish1 https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381486 John Gardiner saw potential within the land, due to the fact that the Wurundjeri people, who inhabited the land, had easy access to water and shelter. 


This picture portrays the Aboriginal people who camped at the Yarra in 1859.
]]> 2016-07-14 02:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381486 Remaining Aboriginal names noish1 https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381490 There are various streets that carry boriginal names in the Boroondara district. A couple of these are :

Boorool Road
Carol Road
Cooloongata Road
Currajong Avenue
Illawarra Road 
Jurying Street
Kalonga Street
Killarra Avenue
Kooyongkoot Road
Marong Grove
Morang Place
Myrniong Street
Naroo Street
Narrak Road
Toorak Road
Tooronga Road
Wanawong Crescent ]]> 2016-07-14 02:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116381490 Street names that carry the names of early settlers noish1 https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116431889 There're few street names in the Borondara district that carry the names of European settlers. An example of these are :

Glenferrie Road - Glenferrie road is named after Peter Ferrie, who's property was on Glenferrie road in 1840.]]> 2016-07-14 22:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116431889 noish1 https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116552662 The 'City of Boroondara' logo]]> 2016-07-18 10:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/noish1/931on3jqlxyx/wish/116552662