Collingwood, City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Postcode: 3066
Description: Metropolitan area, north east of Melbourne CBD
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Named: In 1842 by surveyor Hoddle at the request of La Trobe after Admiral Lord Collingwood, who took charge of the English fleet at Trafalgar when Nelson died. Original settlement called Newtown. (Blake)
After Baron Collingwood, a famous British admiral. (Wikipedia)
Prahran Mechanics’ Institute
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Collingwood Historical Society
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