Clifton Creek, Victoria

Clifton Creek
Victoria
Clifton Creek; Victoria
	Clifton Creek
Coordinates	37°42′37″S147°40′00″E / 37.7102251°S 147.666731°E Coordinates: 37°42′37″S147°40′00″E / 37.7102251°S 147.666731°E
Population	237 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3875
Location	12 km (7 mi) N of Bairnsdale ; 237 km (147 mi) E of Melbourne ;
LGA(s)	Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal division(s)	Gippsland
	Suburbs around Clifton Creek:

Last updated May 28, 2022

Clifton Creek is a locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Clifton Creek had a population of 237 people.^[1]

Clifton Creek Primary School (No. 3684) opened in 1911. It operated part-time or closed at various times as enrolment levels fluctuated, but had enough students for two teachers from the 1980s.^[3] The school was destroyed by fire on 31 December 2019 during the 2019-20 East Gippsland bushfires. The community were reportedly divided on whether to rebuild, with the local Country Fire Authority captain arguing against rebuilding and parents of schoolchildren supporting its retention, but the state government has pledged to rebuild the school.^[4]^[5]

The town also contains a public hall and recreation reserve.^[2]

Clifton Creek Post Office opened on 4 February 1913 and closed on 30 June 1919. Clifton Creek Telephone Office opened on 22 December 1927 but was replaced by the Fairhope Telephone Office on 4 July 1928.^[6]

Gold was first discovered at Clifton Creek in the 1860s, with more substantial deposits discovered in the mid-1890s. It saw substantial mining in the late 1890s, and occasional prospecting thereafter.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] A government battery was erected there, but was dismantled and moved to Store Creek, near Deptford, in 1898.^[11]

The town was badly damaged by the 2019-20 East Gippsland bushfires, with a number of houses destroyed as well as the school.^[12]

The broader Clifton Creek locality also includes the former settlement of Fairhope. The Fairhope Telephone Office opened on 4 July 1928 and closed on 21 November 1967.^[2]^[6]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clifton Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
1 2 3 "Clifton Creek (entry 100752)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria . Retrieved 3 February 2020.
↑ "History". Clifton Creek Primary School. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
↑ "Bushfire destroyed Clifton Creek Primary School in East Gippsland, but the local CFA captain doesn't want it rebuilt". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
↑ "'It's a special place': Fire-ravaged Clifton Creek picks up the pieces". The Age. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
1 2 "Clifton Creek". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
↑ "BAIRNSDALE". Gippsland Times . Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1868. p. 3 (Morning.). Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.
↑ "OUR CLIFTON CREEK LETTER". Bairnsdale Advertiser And Tambo And Omeo Chronicle. Victoria, Australia. 23 September 1897. p. 2 (morning.). Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.
↑ "CORRESPONDENCE". Gippsland Times . Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.
↑ "MINING NEAR BAIRNSDALE". The Age . Victoria, Australia. 19 October 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.
↑ "MINING". Bairnsdale Advertiser And Tambo And Omeo Chronicle. Victoria, Australia. 5 November 1898. p. 2 (morning.). Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.
↑ "'Double the height of the trees': Clifton Creek resident describes the flames that arrived at his house". The Age. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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[ABS2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clifton Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[VICNAMES-2] 1 2 3 "Clifton Creek (entry 100752)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria . Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[3] "History". Clifton Creek Primary School. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[4] "Bushfire destroyed Clifton Creek Primary School in East Gippsland, but the local CFA captain doesn't want it rebuilt". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[5] "'It's a special place': Fire-ravaged Clifton Creek picks up the pieces". The Age. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[pp-6] 1 2 "Clifton Creek". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[7] "BAIRNSDALE". Gippsland Times . Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1868. p. 3 (Morning.). Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.

[8] "OUR CLIFTON CREEK LETTER". Bairnsdale Advertiser And Tambo And Omeo Chronicle. Victoria, Australia. 23 September 1897. p. 2 (morning.). Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.

[9] "CORRESPONDENCE". Gippsland Times . Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.

[10] "MINING NEAR BAIRNSDALE". The Age . Victoria, Australia. 19 October 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.

[11] "MINING". Bairnsdale Advertiser And Tambo And Omeo Chronicle. Victoria, Australia. 5 November 1898. p. 2 (morning.). Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.

[12] "'Double the height of the trees': Clifton Creek resident describes the flames that arrived at his house". The Age. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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