Tottenham, Victoria
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 team: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

 For other uses, see Tottenham (disambiguation)
Tottenham (disambiguation)
Tottenham is a suburb of London, EnglandTottenham may also refer to:*Tottenham Hotspur F.C., a London football club*Tottenham, New South Wales, a small town in Australia*Tottenham, Ontario, a small town in Canada...

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Tottenham is a suburb 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia
Australia
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. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong
City of Maribyrnong
The City of Maribyrnong is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner western suburbs between 5 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre...

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Tottenham is mostly an industrial suburb, with the Olex Cable manufacturing facility one of the many industrial businesses located in Tottenham.

History

Tottenham Central Post Office opened on 1 May 1947. Tottenham East Post Office opened on 18 November 1935 and closed in 1973. A Tottenham R.A.A.F. Post Office was open from 1947 until 1957.

Transportation

Tottenham is serviced by the Tottenham railway station, which lies on the convergent point of the borders of West Footscray
West Footscray, Victoria
West Footscray is a suburb 7 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2006 Census, West Footscray had a population of 9776.-Medicine:...

 Tottenham and Braybrook
Braybrook, Victoria
Braybrook is a suburb 9 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2006 Census, Braybrook had a population of 6940....

. It is a station on the Sydenham train line.

See also

  • City of Sunshine
    City of Sunshine
    The City of Sunshine was a Local Government Area located about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994.-History:...

    - the former local government area of which Tottenham was a part.
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