Rushworth, Victoria
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| Rushworth Victoria |
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| Population: | 2066 (2006)[1] |
| Established: | 1853 |
| Postcode: | 3612 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Campaspe |
| State District: | Rodney |
| Federal Division: | Murray |
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Rushworth is a township in Victoria, Australia. It is located 157 kilometres (98 mi) north of Melbourne and at the 2006 census, Rushworth had a population of 2066. It was established during the Victorian gold rush in 1853 and was named, in 1854, by the poet and, then, local Goldfields Commissioner Richard Henry Horne. It is believed he named the town Rushworth because it was worth the rush to go to the town. The goldfields are no longer viable and have been closed.
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Rushworth (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
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