Mentone was built as a new town in the 1880s. Its old name, Balcombe, was changed to Mentone in 1884 as the land boomers tried to create a seaside resort with a Mediterranean atmosphere. Some wealthy men built large hous - The Old New Land - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	Mentone was built as a new town in the 1880s. Its old name, Balcombe, was changed to Mentone in 1884 as the land boomers tried to create a seaside resort with a Mediterranean atmosphere. Some wealthy men built large hous Add to Reading List Document Date: 2012-09-10 06:24:41 Open Document File Size: 1,74 MB Share Result on Facebook Company Southern Cross / / Facility Mentone Station / / NaturalFeature Mordialloc creek / / Organization Old Bakery / Mordialloc & District Historical Society / Victorian government / Federal League / / Person Matthew Davies / Rennison / Lane Mentone Sir Matthew Davies / / PoliticalEvent Council elections / / Position head / Councillor / / Region Mediterranean / /

Mentone was built as a new town in the 1880s. Its old name, Balcombe, was changed to Mentone in 1884 as the land boomers tried to create a seaside resort with a Mediterranean atmosphere. Some wealthy men built large housAdd to Reading List