Hansonville, Victoria

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Hansonville
Victoria
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Hansonville
Coordinates 36°35′31″S146°15′14″E / 36.592°S 146.254°E / -36.592; 146.254
Population248 (incl. Greta South) (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3675
Elevation187 [2]  m (614 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Rural City of Wangaratta
State electorate(s) Ovens Valley
Federal division(s) Division of Indi
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
22.4 °C
72 °F		6.9 °C
44 °F		?

Hansonville is a locality in the Greta district of Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Wangaratta. It had a school [3] in 1880. The postcode is 3675.

Roads in the place include Moyhu-Hansonville Rd, Banksdale Rd and Glenrowan-Moyhu Road. In the south part is School Road and Banksdale Road. [4] Factory Creek flows to the north through the area. [5]

People growing up in Hansonville include Tim Newth, co-director of the Tracks Dance Company; [6] Captain Austin Mahony who won a military cross at Pozières; [7] and John Legg (born 1892) a veterinary scientist prominent in the CSIRO. [8]

A polling place for the Division of Indi is located at Greta Complex, Greta Recreation Reserve, Greta West-Greta South Rd. In 2004 this booth returned an 82% vote for liberal and 12% for labor for the House of Representatives. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Greta South". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Hansonville climate, averages and extreme weather record | Meat & Livestock Australia".
  3. ↑ "Greta at KellyGang". KellyGang and Friends Incorporated. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "HANSONVILLE Street Map, VIC" . Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Mapsheet 24 Guide to Deer Hunting. Department of Sustainability and Environment. 3 April 2009. ISBN   978-1-74152-059-0. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Newth Tim (1962-)". People and organisations – Trove. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Carlyon, Les (2010). The Great War. Pan Macmillan. pp. 725–726. ISBN   978-0-330-42496-7.
  8. ↑ Beverley M. Angus (2012). "Legg, John (1892–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "POLLING PLACE – GRETA VALLEY". Polling Place Results. Australian Electoral Commission. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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