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2 unusual facts about Deepdene


Dave Elder

David Alexander Elder (29 April 1865 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) – 22 April 1954 at Deepdene, Victoria) was a cricket Test match umpire.

Deepdene

Deepdene, Victoria, Australia, a Melbourne locality once part of the suburb of Balwyn


AEC railmotor

On the Outer Circle line a pair of AEC railmotors coupled back to back operated the Deepdene Dasher service from Riversdale to Deepdene from 15 August 1926 until 10 October 1927 when the service was replaced by buses.

C. Ledyard Blair

In addition to Blairsden, they entertained at residences in Newport, Rhode Island (Honeysuckle Lodge) and Bermuda (Deepdene).

Castleblayney

In 1853, Cadwallader Blayney, 12th Baron Blayney and sometime MP for Monaghan in the United Kingdom Parliament, sold the Castle and estate to Henry Thomas Hope from Deepdene in Surrey, a former MP at Westminster.

Daniel Eliason

Eliason killed himself some months afterwards, but before he did so he sold the diamond (this was in about 1830) to Henry Thomas Hope of Deepdene, Surrey.

Deepdene railway station

Dorking Deepdene railway station, England - formerly known (1923–1987) as Deepdene railway station

Hartwell railway station

Hartwell was originally part of the Deepdene Dasher service that connected Ashburton with Deepdene.


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