Black Rock (Victoria)

Black Rock is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. It lies about 18 km south- east of Melbourne " Central Business District ". It belongs to the administrative area of ​​Bayside City. At the 2006 census, BlackRock had 5796 inhabitants.

History

The suburb was named after Black Rock House, a large residence rancher and parliamentarian Charles Ebden from 1856. The northern part of the town between Beach Road and Bluff Road was one of the first settlements in the municipality Moorabbin developed by Josiah Holloway in the 1850s. The city was named ' Bluff Town', was initially sparsely populated and grew sparse.

The first post office in the region was in Red Bluff in the north. It was opened on 17 April in 1901 and closed in 1969. In Black Rock, the first official post office was opened on April 23, 1902 (renamed Half Moon Bay) and in 1922 closed. The second BlackRock Post opened in 1922 near the corner of Bluff and Balcombe Road.

Coast

One of the most remarkable parts of the BlackRock coast is the 'Red Bluff '. The name got this part by oxidizing iron that looked burned and has an orange tint. On both sides of the coast extend beaches, including 'Half Moon Bay '. This bay was a suitable marina and since the 1890s, there was formed a branch of the Brighton Yacht Club. In 1919 finally created the ' Black Rock Yacht Club.

Personalities

• Andrew Lauterstein, (* 1987, Australian swimmer )