Dunnstown, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Dunnstown
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-37.6°N 143.9833°W
Pop:259
Postcode:3352
Dist1:108
Dir1:W
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:12
Dir2:E
Location2:Ballarat
Lga:Shire of Moorabool
Stategov:Eureka
Fedgov:Ballarat
Near-N:Leigh Creek
Near-Ne:Bungaree
Near-E:Millbrook
Near-Se:Lal Lal
Near-S:Yendon
Near-Sw:Navigators
Near-W:Navigators
Near-Nw:Warrenheip

Dunnstown is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, 108km (67miles) west of the state capital, Melbourne on the flats below Mount Warrenheip and approximately 12km (07miles) east of Ballarat. At the, Dunnstown and the surrounding area had a population of 259.

History

Dunn's Town Post Office opened on 21 November 1864, was renamed Dunn's Town Railway Station PO in 1884, Dunnstown in 1909 and closed in 1980.

Brind's Distillery, a former whiskey distillery complex on Old Melbourne Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. It is Victoria's last surviving example of a pot still distillery. In 1893, the distillery employed nearly one third of those working in Victorian distilleries. Parts of the complex have been used more recently for bottling spring water.[1]

Today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Highlands Football League. A tourist attraction, Kryal Castle is located there.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Brind's Distillery (H1013) . . . 7 July 2014.
  2. http://www.fatima.balrt.catholic.edu.au/Dunnstown/kryalcastle.htm{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}