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Mentone is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Postcode for Mentone, Victoria )〕 Its local government area is the City of Kingston. At the , Mentone had a population of 11,667. It is known locally for its beach which extends from the cliffs in Beaumaris and ends at Warrigal Road where it meets Parkdale. Mentone is associated with the Heidelberg School of Australian artists. ==History== Mentone was originally founded as a resort town named after the Italian spelling of the formerly-Italian French town Menton. In order to keep with the Italian resort theme many streets in Mentone were named after Italian cities for example, Cremona Street, Florence Street, Venice Street and Milan Street. The development of Mentone began in the late 1800s, the Post Office opening on 16 May 1884. The original Mentone Fire station was located on the corner of Brindisi Street and Mentone Parade, Mentone in 1906 and after the new fire station was built it was relocated to Lalor in 1957.〔(Did You Know?: Foundation of the Mentone Fire Brigade ), ''The Mentone station on the corner of Brindisi Street and Mentone Parade continued to serve the local community until 1956 when a new building was constructed..''〕 According to the , the median individual income in Mentone was $664 per week, which was slightly higher than the Australian average of $577 per week. Similarly, the median household weekly income of $1,288 in Mentone was slightly higher than the Australian average of $1,234.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mentone, Victoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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