Concord

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Name of a local landholder. The list of residents of Concord who petitioned the Government for the creation of a “Concord Municipality” (in 1883) contains the name of Joseph Noble, freehold Concord.

An aboriginal word, meaning “moon”. (“Place Names of Victoria”, compiled by Les Blake. 1977).

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This tiny lane commemorates a remarkable resident of early Concord. Emanuel Neich (c.1809-1893), Licensee of the Bath Arms Hotel (corner of Burwood and Parramatta Roads) from 1834 until his death, owned a large estate off Burton Street, where his house was named “Ardnaree”. After his death his widow changed the name to “Lansdowne House”. It…

Named to honour John James Nash a Councillor on the first Concord Municipal Council, and who lived in his cottage, “Apple Grove”, at Mortlake for over 34 years.

This spot was named by nostalgic English settlers to remind them of moorings along the Thames River (Other places, e.g. Putney, were so named for the same reason.).

Named to honour the Reverend Canon George Harman Moreton (1826-1902), who was the incumbent of St. Luke’s Church, Concord and Burwood about 1882.

“A Mr. Moore owned an orchard about 1830” (“A History of Concord”, C.Wallace, 1970). Thomas Moore was grantee of all land bounded by Elphinstone Street, Moore Street and Cabarita Road.

Name changed around 1918 to Park Avenue

An aboriginal word meaning “plenty”.

Honours William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, who was Prime Minister of England when the Victorian city of Melbourne was named in 1837.