Allendale, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Allendale
State:vic
Coordinates:-37.3667°N 199°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Use Lga Map:yes
Lga:Shire of Hepburn
Postcode:3364
Pop:166
Stategov:Ripon
Fedgov:Ballarat
Dist1:140
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:26
Dir2:N
Location2:Ballarat
Dist3:9
Dir3:N
Location3:Creswick
Dist4:3
Dir4:W
Location4:Kingston

Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 166.

The town began as a mining settlement around the Berry Leads mining area. It had a peak population of about 1,500. Allendale once had ten hotels, railway station, post office, bakery, and shops, all of which have closed.[1] The small boarding school located in Leishman Street was sold in 2005.Allendale Post Office opened on 6 May 1881, was known as Allandale from 1885 to 1893, and closed in 1974.

Allendale Railway Station was on the North Creswick to Daylesford line. The railway closed in sections with Allendale to Newlyn closed on 1 December 1976, and from North Creswick to Allendale on 8 December 1986.[2]

Sports

Allendale Football ClubThe Allendale FC was formed at a meeting at Dibdin's Hall, Allendale in June 1882.[3] The club had a reasonable amount of success in its early years, winning local premiership in 1892,[4] 1895,[5] [6] [7] [8] 1897[9] [10] and were runners up in 1894[11] and 1907.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victorian Places . Allendale . 28 November 2016.
  2. Web site: North Creswick to Daylesford . 28 November 2016.
  3. Web site: 1882 - Allendale . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 29 June 2024 . 3 . 5 June 1882.
  4. Web site: 1892 - Allendale . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 27 June 2024 . 4 . 5 October 1892.
  5. Web site: 1895 - Allendale . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 27 June 2024 . 1 . 30 November 1895.
  6. Web site: 1895 - The Ballarat Star (Grand Final Review) . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 27 June 2024 . 2 . 15 October 1895.
  7. Web site: 1895 - Ballarat Star (Grand final Preview) . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 27 June 2024 . 2 . 11 October 1895.
  8. Web site: 1895 - The Ballarat Star (Grand Final Preview) . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 27 June 2024 . 2 . 12 October 1895.
  9. Web site: 1897 - Allendale . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 28 June 2024 . 2 . 14 September 1897.
  10. Web site: 1897 - Allendale . The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) . 28 June 2024 . 1 . 4 August 1897.
  11. Web site: 1894 - Notes (Grand Final Review) . Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904) . 27 June 2024 . 6 . 28 August 1894.
  12. Web site: 1907 - Football: Creswick . The Argus . 21 June 2024 . 6 . 14 October 1907.
  13. Web site: 1907 - Country Football . The Age . 21 June 2024 . 8 . 8 October 1907.

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