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Alfred Square is a park in St. Kilda, Melbourne abutting The Esplanade, it is bounded by low stone walls on the south and west, and crossed by paths. It contains a Memorial to the South Africa (2nd Boer) War memorial, Victoria Cross recipients and a commemorative plaque for the first recorded building in St Kilda.

History
In the early 1800's, the area was known as Custom House Reserve or "Custom Reserve".

In 1861, a bowling green was in use within the reserve, and a tall flagstaff where the council flew the British flag on "every high day, and holiday".

The forthcoming visit to Australia in 1868 of Prince Alfred, second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha motivated the renaming of many sites including this square park in his honour. In 1867, St. Kilda Council accepted the offer from two local residents to erect "a flagstaff 100 feet high with gaff stays etc." in the Custom House Reserve, to be called the Prince Alfred Flagstaff. Council also agreed to their request to rename the area as the "Alfred Reserve".

The Prince's first set foot on Victorian soil at St. Kilda and the flagpole was dressed with St. George's Cross at the main, and ensign at gaff.

In July, 1868, the Victorian Lands and Survey authorities proclaimed a Crown Grant of "1 acre, 3 roods, 18 perches" "reserved for public purposes". The park was thereafter called Prince Albert Square and often shortened to "Alfred Square".

In 1873, the Planting Committee of the St. Kilda Council recommended "that Alfred Square, occupying as it does such a commanding position on the Esplanade, be enclosed by a dwarf wall, surrounded by handsome iron palings, furnished with suitable gates, and that it be levelled, laid out, and planted." The estimated cost of £1,000 was too much for the council, and the work was not done.

South Africa (2nd Boer) War Memorial
In 1900, residents of St. Kilda held a "God's Speed" gathering in the St. Kilda Town Hall for the 77 young soldiers of St. Kilda who had enlisted in the Victorian Bushmen's Corps for service in the Second Boer War fought in south africa from 1899-1902.

In 1905, St. Kilda Mayor called for a city memorial and £250 was raised through fetes, subscriptions, and entertainments. The memorial was designed by Arthur Peck for no fee and Mitcham Tesselated Tile Co. won the tender to construct.

The memorial is built in brick covered by faience work. The supporting angles are formed to represent the trunks of gum-trees, branching out into leaves and cones under the main cornice, and the roots are shown on a bold projection above the base. Above the main cornice is a cross of a deep golden color, which stands out clearly from the green tone of the general mass of work. One panel shows the names of the seven soldiers from St. Kilda who died. Two other panels record the names of the 58 who fought the Empire's battles and returned. On the fourth panel is the figure of a soldier, dressed in Australian khaki, and facing the sea. Above the main column is a wrought-iron pillar, supported by brackets, enriched with shields ; and under the golden cross rests a finely executed wreath on each panel.

The memorial was unveiled on March 12, 1905, by the Victorian Governor, Major-General Hon. Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, K.C.B. The Sixth Australian Regiment provided a guard of honor of 280 men and the St. Kilda Boys' Naval Brigade played "The Death of Nelson," and the united choirs of All Saints, Holy Trinity and Christ Churches sang the "Old Hundredth," and "God Save the King." After teh Governor's speech, he unloosened the Union Jack furled around the Memorial, and the eight buglers of the A.I.R. blew the "Last Post," the soldiers' "Good Night! Good Night!".

Victoria Cross Monument
In 1985, a monument named as the Victoria Cross Monument was erected and dedicated "In memory of all Australians who died in war so that we may have peace". The monument depicts a white sculpted figure of a soldier bearing a rifle above his head and was designed by Peter Schipperheyn. It lists Victoria Cross recipients from St Kilda on the right side and the titles of conflicts with numbers of St Kilda dead on the left side.

Site or First Building in St. Kilda
To the north of the square is a plaque embedded into volcanic rock erected by the City of St Kilda to commemorate the site of the first recorded building in St Kilda which it states to be a "stockman's hut erected circa 1840 by Captain Benjamin Baxter". In 1842, the first Government plan of the village of St. Kilda showed a hut at the south west corner of the reserve. This hut, the first recorded dwelling in St. Kilda, was likely to have been occupied by a stockman employed by George Thomas and John Enscoe, of the shipping agents, Thomas, Enscoe & James, who had a business at the corner of Flinders and Williams Street, Melbourne. The hut is likely to have been first built during Baxter's lease.

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Euroa is a town in the Shire of Strathbogie in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Euroa had a population of 2,776. The name Euroa comes from an Aboriginal word in the old local dialect meaning "joyful".

History
Major T.L. Mitchell camped on the banks of the Seven Creeks at Euroa during his 1836 "Australia Felix" expedition. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1854 in the old town, as the township was settled.

vEuroa's claim to fame is that the National Bank was robbed by Ned Kelly in 1878. Much of the region's wealth once came from sheep but now it comes from horse studs.

Facilities
Euroa is roughly midway between Melbourne and Albury. The area is geographically very flat, as the town is located in the huge Goulburn Valley, however the impressive Strathbogie Ranges are not far away.

Euroa contains several retirement villages, one high school, and two primary schools (one Catholic).

The town is home to the Shire of Strathbogie headquarters. The shire was established as part of the conservative Kennett government mass rationalisation across Victoria in the 1990s. Shire of Strathbogie incorporates the former Shires of Euroa, Violet Town, and Goulburn.

The main road from Melbourne northward is the Hume Highway. A by-pass was constructed around Euroa about 1992 and since then Euroa has been a quiet town with little growth or business potential. It is, however, a popular stop on any long drive along the Hume for purposes of food, fuel, and parks.

The town is located on the main North East railway, and is served by V/Line passenger services from Euroa station.

St John's Primary School
St John's is Euroa's only Catholic primary school and has served the Euroa community since 1921. The school has an approximate enrolment of 85 students and, from its founding until 2002, the school was run by the Sisters of Mercy.

The current principal is Sonia Jones.

Euroa Primary School
Euroa Primary School (School Number: 1706) is the town's only government-run primary school. Euroa Primary School No:1706 is located in picturesque central Victoria, Australia, and has an enrolment of 185 students. There is a mixture of historical, refurbished, and modern open plan buildings, with extensive playgrounds and an oval.

The school values are Effort, Unity, Respect, Order and Achievement. E-U-R-O-A. The ‘Positive Behaviour Support’ program is a focus across the school, with students encouraged and recognised for demonstrating the school values. The PBS program is linked to a House Competition (Dunlop, Hollows, Chisholm, and Gilmore). ‘You Can Do It’ develops the habits of the mind and keys to success. Each year Euroa P.S. selects School and House Captains, and encourages students to show leadership and be involved in decision making.

Euroa P.S. priorities are ‘Literacy’ and ‘Numeracy’ and the school is also implementing the ‘eSmart’ program to promote smart, safe and responsible use of digital technologies. Euroa P.S. offers a challenging and supportive learning environment, with experienced dedicated staff, a broad innovative classroom curriculum, and specialist programs for Physical Education, Information Communications Technology, Visual Art, Music, and Japanese.

The current principal is Mr. Anthony Fahey.

The school website is www.euroa-ps.vic.edu.au

Euroa Secondary College
Euroa Secondary College (School Number: 7820) is the only secondary school in the Shire of Strathbogie and, in 2007, had an enrolment of 371 students. These students come from the surrounding area including Nagambie, Avenel, Longwood, Ruffy and Violet Town.

The school offers a wide range of subjects to all students from Year 7 to those doing their VCE in Year 12 and offers Japanese as a LOTE subject. The college also offers many other opportunities to its students including a very successful music programme, and students are offered to opportunity to participate in a wide range of sports, many of these students achieving success and going on to GSSSA and VSSSA level. The school is currently undergoing building works which includes the construction of a new Science/Technology centre and a senior study centre as well as the relocation of the school's fully equipped library.

The current principal is Michael Bell.

Sport
The town has an Australian Rules football team the "Euroa Magpies" competing in the Goulburn Valley Football League.

Golfers play at the course of the Euroa Golf Club on Walters Road.

Notable people
The Euroa district holds the rare honour of being the home of three Victoria Cross awardees.


 * Lieutenant Leslie Cecil Maygar – 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, A.F. – Boer War
 * Corporal Alexander Stewart Burton - 7th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force|A.I.F. - World War I
 * Lieutenant Frederick Harold Tubb – 7th Battalion, A.I.F. – World War I
 * Euroa is the birthplace of cricketer, Merv Hughes.