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Caulfield Park) developed into the main commercial area of Caulfield. Initially the Black Chapel at that point served as the area's first church. This building was soon converted to Boxill's general store. The whole area was proclaimed the Caulfield Road District in 1857. It served as a location for several grand mansions for wealthy Melbourne citizens over the following decades. Caulfield Post Office opened on 1 January 1863 and closed in 1974. Caulfield Junction Post Office opened in 1923 and remains open.
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Kooyong Road, Hawthorn Road, Bambra Road, Kambrook Road, and Booran Road. The major east–west roads are Glen Eira Road, Neerim Road, and Glen Huntly Road.
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1099:Australian Places: Caulfield
924:. Public Transport Victoria.
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808:Phoenix Auctions History,
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840:2016 Census QuickStats
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667:, Australian cricketer
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551:Glen Waverley station
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396:Historical population
312:local government area
307:, located within the
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514:Melbourne University
469:Parks and open space
357:Pre-European history
326:Caulfield Racecourse
111:37.8840°S 145.0266°E
624:Glen Huntly station
618:Elsternwick station
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209:Federal division(s)
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679:, lead singer of
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647:Notable residents
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677:Ella Hooper
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601:Elsternwick
590:Sandringham
463:2016 census
368:Murrumbeena
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277:Glen Huntly
267:Elsternwick
252:Elsternwick
148:Postcode(s)
132:2021 census
114: /
102:145°01′36″E
89:Coordinates
1250:Categories
1195:Gardenvale
1076:23 January
1049:23 January
1024:21 October
995:29 January
970:29 January
945:29 January
845:21 October
727:References
661:, musician
578:Cranbourne
544:Gardenvale
391:Population
372:corroboree
361:The local
127:Population
99:37°53′02″S
1165:Caulfield
1147:Bentleigh
582:Frankston
485:Transport
384:Gippsland
297:Melbourne
293:Caulfield
256:Caulfield
214:Macnamara
202:Caulfield
178:Melbourne
157:Elevation
72:Caulfield
30:Melbourne
25:Caulfield
1205:McKinnon
1185:Carnegie
714:See also
700:, jockey
586:Pakenham
555:St Kilda
528:Carnegie
524:Route 67
510:Route 64
341:Toponymy
173:Location
34:Victoria
1043:The Age
757:16 July
592:lines.
461:At the
363:Yalukit
351:Ireland
336:History
226:Suburbs
32:,
1215:Ormond
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560:624 –
549:623 –
538:605 –
479:sports
185:LGA(s)
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430:4,790
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