When was Ascot Vale founded?
School profile. Ascot Vale Primary School is located in inner city Melbourne and the school was established in 1885. We have a long tradition of valuing innovative programs, team teaching, peer and cross-age student learning that is progressive, negotiated and inquiry directed.
What country is Ascot Vale on?
Australia
Ascot Vale is an inner suburb 6 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the local government area of the City of Moonee Valley.
What is the Aboriginal name for Essendon?
The formally recognised Traditional Owners for the area in which Essendon is located are the Wurundjeri People. The Wurundjeri People are represented by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation.
What does Doutta Galla mean?
The name ‘Doutta Galla’ was given to the western bank of the Moonee Ponds Creek by Robert Hoddle in 1837. Others have suggested that ‘Doutta Galla’ was named after the wife of an indigenous man (Jika Jika) who worked with John Batman.
What is the Aboriginal name for Footscray?
Maribyrnong
Footscray campuses The name ‘Maribyrnong’ comes from the Aboriginal term ‘Mirring-gnay-bir-nong’, which translates as ‘I can hear a ringtail possum’.
Is Footscray a wurundjeri?
The area around Footscray was originally home to the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and the Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation for more than 40,000 years. Maribyrnong is an anglicised version of the Aboriginal term ‘Mirring-gnay-bir-nong’, which translates as ‘I can hear a ringtail possum’.
What is the Aboriginal name for Melbourne?
Womindjeka
Womindjeka / wominjeka! That means welcome in the languages of the Traditional Custodians of the area now called Melbourne.
What does doutta mean?
The name ‘Doutta Galla’ was given to the western bank of the Moonee Ponds Creek by Robert Hoddle in 1837. It has been suggested that the name originated from a reference in John Batman’s Treaty of Melbourne to the Chief of an original native tribe named “Dutigalla”.
Why is Melbourne called Naarm?
Melbourne’s History Melbourne is on the traditional lands of the Kulin nation. When visiting or planning your trip to Melbourne, you might come across references to ‘Naarm’ (or ‘Narrm’). This is the Aboriginal place name for the area where the city of Melbourne is located.
How do you say hello in Boonwurrung language?
Yumalundi means Hello in the Ngunnawal language.
Is Maribyrnong an Aboriginal word?
Maribyrnong is an anglicised version of the Aboriginal term ‘Mirring-gnay-bir-nong’, which translates as ‘I can hear a ringtail possum’. European settlement in Maribyrnong in the 1830s had a massive impact on Aboriginal people – decimating communities, displacing families and disrupting lives.
Why is Footscray called Footscray?
Footscray is named after Foots Cray, on the River Cray in London, England.
Where is the train station in Ascot Vale?
Ascot Vale railway station is located off Station Avenue on its east side and on The Crescent on its west side. It is on the Craigieburn railway line, part of the Melbourne suburban rail system. Trains take 10 minutes to get to the City Loop from Ascot Vale.
Where is the railway station in Ash Vale?
Ascot–Ash Vale Jn Ash railway station serves the village of Ash in Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway, who manage the station, and by Great Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line and the North Downs Line, 36 miles 34 chains (58.6 km) from London Waterloo.
How to get to Ascot Vale from Epsom?
Trains take 10 minutes to get to the City Loop from Ascot Vale. Tram route 57 runs along Epsom Road, Union Road and Maribyrnong Road, tram route 59 runs along Mount Alexander Road, and tram route 82 runs along Maribyrnong Road. Ascot Vale West Post Office opened on 1 January 1888 and was renamed Ascot Vale around 1893.
When did the post office in Ascot Vale open?
Ascot Vale West Post Office opened on 1 January 1888 and was renamed Ascot Vale around 1893. An Ascot Vale East office was open from 1914 until 1979.