Northcote origin of suburb name
Northcote is named after Baron Henry Stafford Northcote, who served as Governor-General of Australia from 1904 – 1908. Northcote became a borough in 1883 and was proclaimed a town in 1890. It was proclaimed a city in 1914.
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You and Your Government Kit, page 31
Extracts published in Martin Fergusons newsletter to residents in the Batman electorate c2008
Produced by the Office of Martin Ferguson Member for Batman
