Coburg is a district of Melbourne , Australia . The district belongs to the administrative area ( LGA ) City of Moreland and is the seat of the city administration.
The Coburg district is about eight kilometers north of the "Central Business District". The district is bounded to the west by Melville Road, Devon Avenue, Sussex Street and West Street, to the east by Elizabeth Street and Merri Creek , to the south by Moreland Road and to the north by Gaffney Street and Murray Road.
Before the arrival of the Europeans, the Wurundjeri , an Aboriginal tribe , lived in the area around today's Coburg . Coburg was first explored by Robert Hoddle between 1837 and 1838.
In 1850 the "HM Prison Pentridge" prison was built. The prison was known as "Bluestone College" through the "Bluestone" mines in which the prisoners broke stones to build roads. In 1997 the prison was closed and partially demolished to make space available for housing. Only the prison gate remained.
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