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Traveler's Rest Inn was established here on the road to Bulla. In 1962 The International Hotel opened boasting one of the longest public bars in Australia at 120 feet. Sometime in the 90s it became Skyways. In 2014 it featured as
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Airport West were Catholic 44.6%, No Religion, so described 21.8%, Not stated 8.7%, Anglican 6.0% and Eastern Orthodox 5.0%. In Airport West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).
445:. In 1943 an extension into Essendon airport was paid for by the Federal government to facilitate workers getting into the airport to service RAAF and American military planes. this extension went up Matthews Avenue turning right into the Airport via Vaughan St.
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Airport West post office opened on 22 November 1982. The Niddrie North office which opened in 1960 was known as Airport West between 1974 and 1982, before reverting back to Niddrie North.
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Australian Airmen killed in WWII Bombing Raids over Europe, such as: James
Cameron, Philip Hart, Fletcher Green, Raymond Earl, George York, Lyle Bowes, and Charles Walters.
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Airport West, 65.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 10.8%, Greek 3.0%, Mandarin 1.4%, Maltese 1.1% and Hindi 1.1%.
375:. In the late 1950s a group of aviation related businesses along Matthews Ave petitioned for a name which might better reflect their location and help their businesses.
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Airport West, 67.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 7.2%, India 2.6%, England 1.5%, Greece 1.4% and New Zealand 1.1%.
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Steele Creek and the lady of the lake : the early history of
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917:"Hotel's L-O-N-G Bar".
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171:78 m (256 ft)
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239:around Airport West:
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346:Tullamarine Freeway
220:Federal division(s)
208:State electorate(s)
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391:2016 census
335:2021 census
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267:Keilor Park
251:Tullamarine
246:Tullamarine
225:Maribyrnong
159:Postcode(s)
143:2021 census
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100:Coordinates
1222:Categories
1195:Travancore
1185:Strathmore
1159:Flemington
1129:Ascot Vale
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689:References
668:, Musician
666:Ash Naylor
553:Woolworths
472:bus routes
454:The Greens
138:Population
110:37°43′26″S
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312:Melbourne
256:Gowanbrae
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316:Victoria
184:Location
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367:History
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