Allendale Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 37°22′S143°56′E / 37.367°S 143.933°E Coordinates: 37°22′S143°56′E / 37.367°S 143.933°E |
Population | 166 (2016 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3364 |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Hepburn |
State electorate(s) | Ripon |
Federal division(s) | Ballarat |
Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2016 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 166. [1]
The town began as a mining settlement around the Berry Leads mining area. It had a peak population of about 1,500. Allendale once had ten hotels, railway station, post office, bakery, and shops, all of which have closed. [2] The small boarding school located in Leishman Street was sold in 2005.[ citation needed ] Allendale Post Office opened on 6 May 1881, was known as Allandale from 1885 to 1893, and closed in 1974. [3]
Allendale Railway Station was on the North Creswick to Daylesford line. The railway closed in sections with Allendale to Newlyn closed on 1 December 1976, and from North Creswick to Allendale on 8 December 1986. [4]
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