Travancore, Victoria
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Travancore is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
, 5 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley
. At the 2006 Census, Travancore had a population of 839. It is located between the Tullamarine Freeway
and Mount Alexander Road, south of Ormond Road.
Travancore takes its name from the Travancore mansion and estate, a property owned by Henry Madden. Madden purchased the property, previously Flemington House, from the relatives of Hugh Glass in 1906 and renamed the property. Henry exported horses to India
(hence the property is named after the Indian state of Travancore
). When the land around Travancore mansion was sub-divided, many of the streets were named in keeping with the Indian theme, such as Lucknow Street, Bengal Street, Cashmere Street and Mangalore Street.
The Travancore mansion was purchased by the Victorian government and became a special education
school. The original Flemington House/Travancore mansion was demolished in the 1940s. The area is now occupied by Travancore Mental Health Service.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 5 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley
City of Moonee Valley
The City of Moonee Valley is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the north-western suburbs between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre...
. At the 2006 Census, Travancore had a population of 839. It is located between the Tullamarine Freeway
Tullamarine Freeway
The Tullamarine Freeway is an urban freeway in Melbourne, Australia, linking Melbourne Airport to the central business district.-History:Tullamarine Freeway is one of the oldest freeways in Melbourne, originally constructed in 1968-1970...
and Mount Alexander Road, south of Ormond Road.
Travancore takes its name from the Travancore mansion and estate, a property owned by Henry Madden. Madden purchased the property, previously Flemington House, from the relatives of Hugh Glass in 1906 and renamed the property. Henry exported horses to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(hence the property is named after the Indian state of Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
). When the land around Travancore mansion was sub-divided, many of the streets were named in keeping with the Indian theme, such as Lucknow Street, Bengal Street, Cashmere Street and Mangalore Street.
The Travancore mansion was purchased by the Victorian government and became a special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
school. The original Flemington House/Travancore mansion was demolished in the 1940s. The area is now occupied by Travancore Mental Health Service.