Diamond Creek, Shire of Nillumbik, Victoria, Australia
Postcode: 3089
Description: Suburb
Location: By Diamond Creek, 27 km from Melbourne, 7 km from Hurstbridge
Named: Because creek bed contained crystalline stones that glistened in water. In 1841 also called Caledonia. (Blake)
After Diamond Creek watercourse, a tributary of the Yarra River which flows through the area. The creek is said to be named after a prized bull or cow named Diamond belonging to a local farmer that drowned in the creek. (Wikipedia)
Prahran Mechanics’ Institute
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