Pascoe Vale, Victoria
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Pascoe Vale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Merri-bek local government area. Pascoe Vale recorded a population of 18,171 at the 2021 census.
St Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church in Pascoe Vale
Pascoe Vale railway station
Cole Park, Pascoe Vale, December 2022
IGA store at Pascoe Vale
John Pascoe Fawkner
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John Pascoe Fawkner was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land, to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize. Fawkner's party sailed to Port Phillip and up the Yarra River to found a settlement which became the city of Melbourne.
Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner, founder of Melbourne, by William Strutt, 1856: oil on canvas; 61.3 x 51.2 cm. National Library of Australia.
William Strutt. Eliza Fawkner 1801–1879. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. H32027
The Enterprize, Fawkner's ship. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. H36536
Melbourne from The Falls, 1838 by Robert Russell. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. H24528.