Auburn, Victoria

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Auburn
Melbourne,  Victoria
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Victorian streetscape of Auburn Road
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Auburn
Auburn, Victoria
Coordinates 37°49′26″S145°02′41″E / 37.8238°S 145.0447°E / -37.8238; 145.0447
Postcode(s) 3123
LGA(s) City of Boroondara
State electorate(s) Hawthorn
Federal division(s) Kooyong

Auburn is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

The area is renowned for its commercial Victorian architecture, including the "Auburn Hotel" (formerly the "Geebung Polo Club"), a giant 3-storey coffee palace in the Second Empire style built in 1888, part of a well-preserved streetscape on Auburn Road. Auburn Post Office opened on 10 April 1893. [1]

Auburn Hotel, built in 1888 Auburn Hotel. Auburn, Victoria.jpg
Auburn Hotel, built in 1888

The area is serviced by Auburn railway station, with the Alamein, Belgrave and Lilydale lines running through it. [2]

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References

  1. "Post Office List", Phoenix Auctions History, retrieved 14 April 2021
  2. Victorian train network (PDF) (Map). Victoria State Government — Department of Transport and Planning.

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