1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Brighton (Australia)

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728091911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 4 — Brighton (Australia)

BRIGHTON, a watering-place of Bourke county, Victoria, Australia, 71/2 m. by rail S.E. of Melbourne, of which it is practically a suburb. It stands on the east shore of Port Phillip, and has two piers, a great extent of sandy beach and numerous beautiful villas. Pop. (1901) 10,029.