Winchelsea, Victoria
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| Winchelsea Victoria |
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 Former town hall, now Tea rooms |
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| Population: | 1,102[1] |
| Postcode: | 3241 |
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| LGA: | Surf Coast Shire |
| State District: | Polwarth |
| Federal Division: | Corangamite |
Winchelsea is a town in Victoria, Australia.It is in the Surf Coast Shire local government area and located on the Barwon River 115 km south-west of Melbourne and close to Geelong (37 km north-east).
The first Europeans to reside in the area were squatters who established grazing runs there c. 1837. The town developed around the Barwon Inn, established in 1842 by Prosper Nicholas Trebeck and Charles Beal [1]. The railway though the town was opened in 1876,[2] as part of the line to the south west of the state. The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line. At the 2001 census, Winchelsea had a population of 1,102.[1]
Albert Jacka, the first Australian to win a Victoria Cross in World War I was born at Winchelsea in 1893.
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[edit] Places of interest
- Barwon Hotel (1842) with a collection of historical artefacts.
- Barwon River Bridge (1867) over the Barwon River is an impressive stone structure.
- Barwon Park (National Trust) designed by architects Davidson & Henderson and built 1869 - 1871 of bluestone for Thomas and Elizabeth Austin.
- Old Shire Hall
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Winchelsea (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail: pages 71-76. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
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