Yarra Junction, Victoria
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Yarra Junction is a town in Victoria
, Australia, 55 km (34.2 mi) east from Melbourne's central business district
. It sits at the junction of the Yarra
and Little Yarra
Rivers. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges
. At the 2006 Census, Yarra Junction had a population of 1740.
The Post Office opened on 20 November 1901, a week after the railway arrived.
Yarra Junction was the junction station for the Powelltown Tramway
, a three foot gauge line, between 1913 and 1945.
It has four schools, Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction Primary School, St Joseph's Primary School and the Little Yarra Steiner School.
In addition to these schools, there is also a bush campus for Caulfield Grammar School
. The Yarra Junction Campus was established in 1949 and it was the first of its kind in Australia.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
. Its most famous product was former Richmond premiership ruckman Jack Dyer
, also known as Captain Blood, who grew up in the town before moving to Melbourne in his late teens for school.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia, 55 km (34.2 mi) east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. It sits at the junction of the Yarra
Yarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
and Little Yarra
Little Yarra River
The Little Yarra River is a tributary of the Yarra River. It flows from native forests in the Yarra Ranges around Powelltown, passing through rural areas to join the Yarra River below Yarra Junction.-References:...
Rivers. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges
Shire of Yarra Ranges
The Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges...
. At the 2006 Census, Yarra Junction had a population of 1740.
The Post Office opened on 20 November 1901, a week after the railway arrived.
Yarra Junction was the junction station for the Powelltown Tramway
Powelltown Tramway
The Powelltown Tramway was a 3' gauge railway that operated between Powelltown and Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia. The railway connected to the broad gauge Victorian Railways at Yarra Junction...
, a three foot gauge line, between 1913 and 1945.
It has four schools, Upper Yarra Secondary College, Yarra Junction Primary School, St Joseph's Primary School and the Little Yarra Steiner School.
In addition to these schools, there is also a bush campus for Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
. The Yarra Junction Campus was established in 1949 and it was the first of its kind in Australia.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in Victoria to the east and northeast of Melbourne.-History:...
. Its most famous product was former Richmond premiership ruckman Jack Dyer
Jack Dyer
John Raymond Dyer Sr. OAM , always known as Jack Dyer, was one of the colossal figures of Australian rules football during two distinct careers, firstly as a player and coach of the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1931 and 1952, and later in the broadcast media for...
, also known as Captain Blood, who grew up in the town before moving to Melbourne in his late teens for school.