Bolinda, Victoria
Bolinda Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Bolinda | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°26′S 144°45′E / 37.433°S 144.750°ECoordinates: 37°26′S 144°45′E / 37.433°S 144.750°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 197 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3432 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Bolinda /bəˈlɪndə/ is a small town and locality north of Melbourne, Australia on the Melbourne-Lancefield Road. It is 6 km. south of Romsey, within the Shire of Macedon Ranges.
John Brock, one of the first British settlers in the Bolinda district, named his station Bullando Vale.[2] However, it is not clear whether this is connected in any way to the present name.
Bolinda Post Office opened on 12 June 1879 and closed in 1980.[3]
The community today is centred on the primary school (established 1870), community hall and recreation reserve.
Bolinda was an intermediate stopping point on the Clarkefield-Lancefield railway which operated between 1881 and 1956.
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bolinda, Victoria. |
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bolinda (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson; Carol Moore; Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN 0-646-43570-1.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
Categories:
- Towns in Victoria (Australia)
- Towns in Loddon Campaspe
- Shire of Macedon Ranges
- Mallee geography stubs