Jubilee Avenue

Jubilee Avenue was named after the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria which was celebrated on 20 June 1887 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of her accession to the throne on 20 June 1837.

“That Mr Robert Wilson, the owner of property in the new street lately named Mulholland Street, having requested that its name be changed to Pim Street, and Castleton Avenue changed to Jubilee Avenue. Resolved that the Council be recommended to comply with his request and to name these streets accordingly.” (27 July 1887).