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Doveton Post Office opened on 1 December 1956 as the suburb was developing and booming. An example is that when it was first opened several of the state schools and colleges had increasing enrolments and had booming popularity and growth, and this is the reason why the post office was opened – the
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Doveton has been studied by sociology academics since the 1960s. The results of the study were published in the book 'An
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Schools within
Doveton include two state primary schools; Doveton North P.S and Doveton Heights P.S, one Catholic primary school (Holy Family Primary School) and one Christian primary school (Maranatha Christian School) for Prep – Grade 6, as well as two Muslim Schools (Ilim College and Minaret
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