Tullamarine Village was on Bulla or Lancefield Road, which is Melrose Drive.
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12 Facts About Tullamarine
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Originally Tullamarine extended westwards to the Organ Pipes National Park, and the nearby area bounded by the Maribyrnong River, Jacksons Creek and Deep Creek was called Tullamarine Island because of the difficulties faced by inhabitants in getting across the watercourses during wet weather.
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Tullamarine was followed by John Kerr and, from 1892, by John Cock.
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Three great leaders in Tullamarine's history were Alec Rasmussen, Major Murphy and Leo Dineen.
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An application to play Sunday tennis at Tullamarine was refused but there is no evidence in newspapers of organised tennis apart from the above.
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Between 1967 and 1970 Tullamarine Freeway was built, dividing Tullamarine from its eastern area, which is Gladstone Park.
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Sharps Road, which runs east–west near the southern border of Tullamarine, was until the late 1980s a single carriageway road.
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Tullamarine's climate is generally the same as Melbourne CBD's, but is slightly drier and the nights a bit cooler due to its inland location.
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Tullamarine has one football club, the Tullamarine Demons, who are competing in the Essendon District Football League.
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Horse by the name of Tullamarine took part in the 1988 Grand National at Aintree in England.
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Nearest railway stations to Tullamarine are Essendon, Broadmeadows and Jacana, all on the Craigieburn line.
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Nearest tram route to Tullamarine is located in the neighbouring suburb of Airport West:.
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