Burke Road boomed in the 1920s. Large estates were broken up after the introduction of rates on unimproved land values. One of the features of the suburb is brick housing, mandated by Council bye-laws for many precincts from the early twentieth century.
Apr 15, 2021 · Burke Road was named for Robert O'Hara Burke, an Australian explorer who died on an ill-fated expedition to travel from the north to south ...
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Apr 11, 2008 · The vista east down Camberwell Road is dominated by the spire of the 1880s Town Hall, and in the other direction by the neon signs of the Rivoli ...
Place history The property at 508-510 Burke Road, Camberwell, occupies part of Crown Allotment 112 in the Parish of Boroondara, County of Bourke, which was ...