Carrum Downs, Victoria

Carrum Downs is a suburb of the Australian city of Melbourne. It is located about 34 km south-east of the city center and in 2006 had 17,213 inhabitants.

History

Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by Aborigines, which they called Karrum Karrum ( boomerang ). The name probably refers to the narrow strip of sand viewed from Oliver 's Hill from recalls the shape of a boomerang. At that time the area consisted mainly of swampy marshland.

In the years 1865-66 TE Rawlinson traveled to the area. The only European colonization, which, he noted, was a fisherman's hut in today Aspendale. In December 1865, the land was sold in a first auction in Melbourne to multiple investors. Notably, initially developed only the fishing village of Mordialloc, also because the governor administration was holding back and did not provide convicts for the draining of the swamp.

Opened in 1909, the post office of Carrum Downs. During the world economic crisis, the nonprofit organization Brotherhood of St. Laurence entertained a means to help needy families in the area. After the end of World War II, the district should first be in a kind of Sun City, so a settlement for seniors converted.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the area was redeveloped. Due to cheaper prices and proximity to Frankston many families moved to the area.