Burke Road, Melbourne
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Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne
, Australia
. It runs from Ivanhoe
to Caulfield
, and includes the major shopping district at Camberwell.
Burke Road was originally known as Boundary, West Boundary or New Cross Road.
The road is aligned with the western boundary of Elgar's Special Survey
,
and does not conform to the 1 miles (1.6 km) interval cadastral survey grid for Melbourne.
Tram route 72
runs along the road between Malvern and Cotham roads.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It runs from Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe, Victoria
Ivanhoe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Ivanhoe had a population of 10,600.-History:...
to Caulfield
Caulfield, Victoria
Caulfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira...
, and includes the major shopping district at Camberwell.
Camberwell, Victoria
Camberwell is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Camberwell had a population of 19,637....
Burke Road was originally known as Boundary, West Boundary or New Cross Road.
The road is aligned with the western boundary of Elgar's Special Survey
Elgar's Special Survey
In 1841, Henry Elgar purchased or eight square miles of land approximately 10 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The land was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special Survey regulations....
,
and does not conform to the 1 miles (1.6 km) interval cadastral survey grid for Melbourne.
Tram route 72
Melbourne tram route 72
Tram route 72 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Camberwell in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, South Yarra, Toorak, Malvern, Glen Iris, and Camberwell...
runs along the road between Malvern and Cotham roads.