Prahran Mechanics' Institute

Balnarring, Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

Postcode: 3926
Description: Beach resort
Location: 6.5 km from Bittern, by west shore of Western Port
Named: After station first held by Alfred & Henry Meyricks in 1840. Possibly from Aboriginal word bael meaning gumtree and narang meaning little, or from Ballymerang, with Bally being Irish for ‘land belonging to’. (Blake)

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Balnarring & District Historical Society

Mornington Peninsula Family History Society

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