Avenel, Victoria

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Avenel
Victoria
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Avenel
Location in Shire of Strathbogie
Coordinates 36°54′S145°14′E / 36.900°S 145.233°E / -36.900; 145.233
Population1,112 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3664
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Euroa
Federal division(s) Nicholls
Localities around Avenel:
Nagambie Ruffy Ruffy
Seymour Avenel Ruffy
Seymour Whiteheads Creek Killingworth

Avenel is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. At the 2021 census, Avenel had a population of 1,112, [1] up from 1048 at the 2016 census, [2] 728 at the 2006 census [3] and 552 at the 2001 census. [4]

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Royal Mail Hotel, built in 1847 Avenel Royal Mail Hotel.JPG
Royal Mail Hotel, built in 1847

History

The Post Office opened on 2 June 1858. [5] It is frequently stated as having been named for a village in Gloucestershire by Henry Kent Hughes. The name "Avenel" also appears in Sir Walter Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources : The Monastery (1820) and The Abbot (1820) as the name of a castle and family, that own it. Hughes settled there in 1838, laid out the future town, and named the Hughes Creek, which flows through it. [6]

The Avenel Court of Petty Sessions closed on 25 March 1969, with the former courthouse subsequently being used by local community groups. [7]

Avenel was the hometown of Ned Kelly in his younger years, where he saved a boy from drowning in the local Hughes Creek. His brother and father are buried in the Avenel cemetery. Kelly and his family went to school in Avenel.[ citation needed ]

The Hume Highway passed through the town until a bypass was opened in December 1981. [8]

Today

The town is home to many organisations, including sporting clubs such as the Avenel Football Club competing in the Kyabram District Football League, [9] Avenel Netball Club, Avenel Tennis Club, Avenel Cricket Club and the Avenel Bowling Club.

Golfers play at the Avenel Golf Club on Bank Street. [10] The legendary Keith Corby (aka De Silva) was honoured with Life Membership for several decades of local dominance, and his dedication to giving a helping hand with the ladies competitions.

The railway station is served by V/Line trains between Melbourne and Albury.

The Goulburn Valley Horse Trials Association has been running the Avenel Horse Trials since 1967, making them one of the longest continually running horse trials in Australia. While the event is no longer run out of Avenel, it retains the name and traditions established over many years operating within the Avenel region. Many current and future Olympic contestants have tested themselves over the Avenel courses.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Avenel (Suburb and Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 July 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Avenel (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 July 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Avenel (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Avenel (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2007. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 11 April 2008
  6. ↑ James Smith (editor) The cyclopedia of Victoria (illustrated): an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical, facts, figures and illustrations : an epitome of progress, Volume 3. Cyclopedia Co., 1905. p.447
  7. ↑ "Special Report No. 4 - Court Closures in Victoria" (PDF). Auditor-General of Victoria. 1986. p. 61. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Hume Highway bypass of Avenel CRB News issue 48 March 1982 page 13
  9. ↑ Full Points Footy, Avenel, archived from the original on 5 January 2009, retrieved 15 April 2009
  10. ↑ Golf Select, Avenel , retrieved 11 May 2009

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