Thomastown, Victoria

Coordinates: 37°40′55″S 145°00′50″E / 37.682°S 145.014°E / -37.682; 145.014
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Thomastown
Federal division(s)
Scullin
Suburbs around Thomastown:
Campbellfield Lalor Mill Park
Campbellfield Thomastown
Bundoora
Fawkner Reservoir
Bundoora

Thomastown is a suburb of

central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area. Thomastown recorded a population of 14,234 at the 2021 census
.

Thomastown is known for sharing its area with Westgarthtown, a historical settlement.

History and development

Thomastown came into existence in 1848 when the John Honniball Thomas and Mary née Hartnell family bought 106 acres, the land north of Melbourne for

settlers. Thomastown Post Office opened on 9 June 1862.[2]
The Thomastown area attracted many
Italians, Macedonians and Greeks
. In 1961 St. Clare's Primary School opened, followed by Thomastown Secondary College and then Thomastown West Primary School.

Modern Thomastown

Thomastown has a strip

Hume Freeway
, which is west of Thomastown.

The

Metropolitan Ring Road Trail to the south provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists. Edgars Creek and the Edgars Creek Trail
runs along a linear park which is next to a reserve with ovals.

Each year around March the community unite for the annual Whittlesea Community festival, a festival that showcases local culture through live entertainment, food stalls, hand made crafts and fireworks finale. The festival is held at the Barry Road parklands in Thomastown.

Thomastown is also the home to Select Harvests corporate offices and one of its two almond processing plants.[3]

Turkish Australian community and is located opposite the train station.[4]

Thomastown railway station

Eastern side of Thomastown railway station in June 2012
Main article: Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

Thomastown railway station opened on 23 December 1889. It was originally a single platform railway station located on High Street between Main Street and Spring Street. Thomastown railway station is directly linked to the City via the Mernda line. In 2011, the station was upgraded. A second platform, 310 parking spaces for cars, and a pedestrian overpass to cross over to the second platform were all added as were lifts for the disabled and new Myki card systems which replaced the old ticket system.

Sport

Thomastown has 5 sporting ovals scattered to each side of Thomastown. These include the Nick Ascenzo Park located off Boronia Street, Thomastown East Recreational Reserve located off Rowen Street, HR Uren Reserve located next to Victoria Drive, West RGC Cook Reserve located on Robinvale Avenue and Main Street Recreational Reserve which is located next to Edgars Creek and TRAC. There is also a Thomastown Football Club, an

Northern Football League.[5]

Books on Thomastown

Jones, Michael Nature's Plenty: a history of the City of Whittlesea, Sydney, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, 1992

ISBN 1863730761

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thomastown (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 March 2021
  3. ^ "Thomastown Operations". Select Harvests. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ISBN 9781136214998
    .
  5. ^ Full Points Footy, Northern Football League, retrieved 15 April 2009

External links

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