Hoddles Creek, Victoria

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Hoddles Creek
Victoria
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Hoddles Creek
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Hoddles Creek
Hoddles Creek, Victoria
Coordinates 37°49′59″S145°34′59″E / 37.833°S 145.583°E / -37.833; 145.583
Population676 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3139
Elevation212 m (696 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s) Eildon
Federal division(s) Casey
Localities around Hoddles Creek:
Launching Place Gladysdale Warburton
Yellingbo Hoddles Creek Noojee
Cockatoo Gembrook Labertouche

Hoddles Creek is a locality near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Hoddles Creek recorded a population of 676 at the 2021 census. [1]

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Location

Hoddles Creek is situated 72 km east of Melbourne's central business district. [2] It stands on the banks of the Hoddles Creek, which was named after Robert Hoddle. [2] [3] Blackleather Creek also flows through the town. [3]

History

Hoddles Creek was named for Robert Hoddle (1794–1881), who surveyed the area in 1844. [3] The town developed thanks to the Victorian Gold Rush in the 1860s. [3] It was home to one of the largest minefields in Victoria up until the 1900s. [3]

The Post Office opened as Hoddle's Creek on 24 May 1862 and closed 1865. [4] It reopened in 1869 (though known as Warburton from 1874 until 1879) and closed in 1967. [4]

In 1916, the Hoddles Creek Primary School was founded to replace other local schools. [5] [6] It still runs to this day.

Sir Harrie Massey, the renowned mathematical physicist, spent his early years from 1908 in Hoddles Creek. [7]

It is home to several vineyards. [3] For example, the Hoddles Creek Estate was founded by the D'Anna family in 1997. [8] The town is also home to berry farms and tree farms. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hoddles Creek (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 Google Map
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Friends of Hobbles Creek". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2005.
  4. 1 2 Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 22 February 2021
  5. ↑ Hoddles Creek Primary School: Contact Us
  6. ↑ Yarra Ranges Heritage Database: Hoddles Creek Primary School
  7. ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Harrie Massey
  8. ↑ Hoddles Creek Estate: About Us
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