Bambra

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Bambra
Victoria
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Bambra
Coordinates 38°21′42″S143°57′08″E / 38.36167°S 143.95222°E / -38.36167; 143.95222
Population101 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3241
Location
LGA(s) Surf Coast Shire
State electorate(s) Polwarth
Federal division(s) Corangamite
Localities around Bambra:
Birregurra Winchelsea South Winchelsea South
Deans Marsh Bambra Wensleydale
Deans Marsh Boonah Wensleydale

Bambra is a rural locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Bambra had a population of 101 people. [1] It is named after an Aboriginal word for mushroom. [3]

The locality was initially named "Retreat", but was later renamed Bambra after an Aboriginal word for mushroom. The area was opened up for selection in the 1860s. Bambra State School was opened on 20 September 1866, closed temporarily in 1945–1946, and closed permanently in 1969. The Bambra Chapel, a Bible Christian Church, was opened in 1868, and became a Methodist church in 1903. A second church, the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, held its first service on 25 May 1902. Bambra Post Office opened on 23 September 1892 and closed on 29 September 1973. [4] [5] The churches have also closed, although one survives as a private house. [6]

The area has predominantly been used for agricultural, pastoral and dairying purposes; however, a coal mine in adjacent Winchelsea South, sometimes referred to as the Bambra mine, was active from 1921 until between 1928 and 1931, and from 1943 to 1957. [3] Since 2013, the area has been home to the Meadow Music Festival every March featuring various alternative and indie musicians at the Otway Hinterlands Meadow. [7] [8] [9]

The locality still has a public hall, cemetery and a Hare Krishna retreat. [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bambra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Bambra (entry 100245)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria . Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 Kellaway, Carlotta. Farmland, Forest & Surf: Environmental History of Surf Coast Shire (PDF). Surf Coast Shire. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Blake, L. J. (1973). Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (Volume 2). Education Department of Victoria. pp. 1050–1051.
  5. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ↑ 70 Bambra School Road, Bambra. domain.com.au.
  7. ↑ Ramli, Sofiana (15 January 2020). "Angie McMahon, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever lead Meadow 2020 lineup". New Musical Express. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Meadow". www.meadowmf.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Gallagher, Alex (25 February 2020). "4 Things Meadow Music Festival Has Over Every Other Aussie Music Festival". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bambra Hall". Surf Coast Shire. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bambra Cemetery". australiancemeteries.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Hare Krishna Valley". Hare Krishna Valley. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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