Dandenong, Victoria

Dandenong is a major suburb of Melbourne, about 30 km southeast of the city center. It is located at the foot of the Dandenong Ranges.

In Dandenong is the head office of the Australian Taxation Office, the Australian tax authority.

History

Prior to settlement by Europeans, the land was inhabited by aboriginal people from the tribe of Woiwurrung. From their language, the term Tanjenong, which means " soaring mountains" and probably refers to the Dandenong Ranges dates. From this is derived the name Dandenong.

1837 came the settlers Joseph Hawdon the area and cattle breeding. Soon he was followed by other settlers and it was a police station set up. 1848 opened a post office. The late 1850s, a road was completed to Melbourne and Dandenong became an important stopover for travelers to the Gippsland. In the following, formed an industry; so several sawmills and tanneries were set up and dismantled charcoal. 1861 there were 40 houses in the resort. Beginning in 1866, a cattle market was held. 1890, the City Hall, Dandenong Town Hall, built.

After the Second World War, many immigrants from Europe, particularly from countries Italy and Greece moved to Dandenong and developed into a major industrial center of the region. In the late 1960s, there was a district of Melbourne.