Dallas, Victoria
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Dallas is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume.
Dallas was named after the Governor of Victoria Sir Dallas Brooks. The Victorian Housing Commission built many of the houses in the Dallas area between 1961 and 1970. The Dallas Primary School was built in 1963. Dallas North Primary opened in 1965.
Prior to the construction of the suburb the Dallas area was primarily used for argriculture. In 1924 the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works built a reservoir for reticulating water for the Broadmeadows area.
| City of Hume (All Melbourne Suburbs) |
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| Meadow Heights | Coolaroo | Campbellfield |
| Westmeadows | Dallas | Thomastown |
| Broadmeadows | Broadmeadows | Broadmeadows |