European Settlement of Boroondara by Nitsan https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme Nitsan Shavit en-us 2017-06-23 02:07:46 UTC 2023-07-31 20:08:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Discovery of Boroondara shavin1 https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177260515 Boroondara was first discovered by John Gardiner, a European Settler and his family in 1837.]]> 2017-06-23 02:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177260515 When did the early European settlement take place? shavin1 https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404614 The area was originally by  Wurundjeri Indeginous Australians of the Kulin nation. However, in 1837, Europeans settled in Boroondara. The name derives from the Aboriginal word, meaning "where the ground is thickly shaded". The first local Government was established in 1854. It incorporated Hawthorn, Kew and Camberwell.  ]]> 2017-06-26 02:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404614 What were the reasons for settlement? shavin1 https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404641 There was prospect in Boroondara's accessibility to water. The water supply authority is Yarra Valley Water. ]]> 2017-06-26 02:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404641 What Aboriginal names remain? shavin1 https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404647 Many street names are derived from Indigenous Australians.
Including;
  • Boroondara - 'Where the ground is thickly shaded'
  • Boorool Road  
  • Toogronga Road - 'modern or new.'
  • Toorak Road - 'reedy swamp'
  • Killara Avenue - 'permanent or always there.'
  • Naroo Street 
  • Wanawong Crescent 

]]> 2017-06-26 02:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404647 What street names carry the names of early settlers? shavin1 https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404664 Several places in Boroondara are names after early settlers.
Such as;
  • Gardiner’s Creek was named after John Gardiner
  • George Eastway established the Camberwell Inn after buying land at Camberwell Junction. This in turn resulted in Camberwell being adopted as the name for the entire district. 

]]> 2017-06-26 02:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177404664 Bibliography shavin1 https://padlet.com/shavin1/l5kvbbu6zbme/wish/177407642
  • Sharples, J. (2003) Municipality of Camberwell & Boroondara, Victoria in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2257. Accessed 27 June 2017
  • City of Boroondara. (2017). Local Indigenous history. [online] Available at: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/about-council/history-and-demographics/local-history/local-indigenous-history [Accessed 27 Jun. 2017].

    • City of Boroondara. (2017). The history of development in Boroondara. [online] Available at: https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/planning-building/heritage/history-development-boroondara [Accessed 27 Jun. 2017].

    • McWilliam, G. (2017). AN INTRODUCTION TO BOROONDARA.


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