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    Donnybrook is a small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 32 km north of the city center. It has a population of around 169 people and is bounded by Merri Creek to the west and Darebin Creek to the east. The town consists of a railway station, general store, pub, spa and a few houses. It was likely named after Donnybrook Parish in Dublin and first established as a small settlement along the Hume Highway in 1850 before being renamed Donnybrook when the railway line opened in 1872.

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    Donnybrook is a small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 32 km north of the city center. It has a population of around 169 people and is bounded by Merri Creek to the west and Darebin Creek to the east. The town consists of a railway station, general store, pub, spa and a few houses. It was likely named after Donnybrook Parish in Dublin and first established as a small settlement along the Hume Highway in 1850 before being renamed Donnybrook when the railway line opened in 1872.

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    Donnybrook is a small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 32 km north of the city center. It has a population of around 169 people and is bounded by Merri Creek to the west and Darebin Creek to the east. The town consists of a railway station, general store, pub, spa and a few houses. It was likely named after Donnybrook Parish in Dublin and first established as a small settlement along the Hume Highway in 1850 before being renamed Donnybrook when the railway line opened in 1872.

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    Donnybrook is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 32 km north of Melbourne's Central

    Business District, located within the City of Whittlesea. It is bounded to the west by Merri
    Creek and in the east by Darebin Creek. At the 2016 Census, Donnybrook had a population of
    169.
    The town consists of a railway station, general store, pub, spa and a small number of houses.
    The town was likely named after the Donnybrook Parish in Dublin.[5]
    Kinlochewe Post Office opened in 1850 along the Hume Highway; it was known as Donnybrook
    from 1854 until 1874 and was then renamed Kalkallo.
    The railway line was open in 1872 and the station and new village were named Donnybrook.
    Donnybrook Post Office opened in 1889.[6]

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