Eskdale, Victoria

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Eskdale
Victoria
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Omeo Highway at Eskdale
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Eskdale
Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria
Coordinates 36°28′S147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250 Coordinates: 36°28′S147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250
Population238 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 3701
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Towong
State electorate(s) Benambra
Federal division(s) Indi

Eskdale is a small town near the major regional centre of Albury-Wodonga, in Victoria's north. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2021 census, Eskdale and the surrounding area had a population of 238. [2]

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History

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885. [3] A Beaufort bomber crashed [4] near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight.

The town today

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Autumn foliage in the Main Street

The town has a supermarket, cafe, post office, church, primary school, bowling green and a recently built sports complex. The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Mitta Mitta has an Australian Rules football team Mitta United competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (Vic.) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 23 February 2021
  4. Kelly, Russell (2008). Going My Way. Mitta Mitta, Victoria: Wombat Gully Productions. p. 76. ISBN   9780957853324.