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During the landboom of the 1880s, the "Mount Eagle" and "Leighton" properties were bought by a syndicate and subdivided. The area was named Mount Eagle Estate. The "Mount Eagle" property failed to sell, and remained vacant until 1888 when it was made available to a group of artists. This group became
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Two properties were built in the area in the 1840s; "Leighton" was built by the Bolden brothers, whilst "Hartlands" was built by novelist S. J. Browne. "Hartlands" was located on the elevated region known as Mount Eagle, and was subdivided in 1853. The area remained agricultural, apart from a large
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Walking distance to private schools, the Yarra River, parks, walking trails, shopping centres and a public golf course, the median house prices in
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Formerly known as Mount Eagle, Eaglemont is a picturesque enclave situated between
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Eaglemont has been home to many notable residents over the years, many of whom have been involved in the artistic professions, including:
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Eaglemont's small shopping strip includes a newsagency/licensed post office, cafes, grocery store and hairdressers, along with the
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house and gardens, named "Mount Eagle", built in the late 1850s by parliamentarian J. H. Brooke.
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726:"The Glenard Estate and its parks"
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100:Coordinates
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999:Heidelberg
965:Briar Hill
788:"Pholiota"
554:References
474:Robin Boyd
443:bus routes
264:Heidelberg
259:Heidelberg
138:Population
110:37°45′47″S
1067:Yallambie
1047:St Helena
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960:Bellfield
828:11 August
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651:REIV News
435:Eagle Bar
420:'Pholiota
324:Australia
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197:Melbourne
176:Elevation
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1057:Watsonia
1052:Viewbank
970:Bundoora
796:Archived
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541:See also
320:Victoria
279:Kew East
233:Jagajaga
192:Location
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1042:Rosanna
1029:Macleod
1014:Ivanhoe
909:at the
878:1 April
429:Present
360:History
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286:Ivanhoe
271:Ivanhoe
245:Suburbs
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