Hansonville, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Hansonville
State:vic
Pop:248 (incl. Greta South)
Postcode:3675
Elevation:187[1]
Coordinates:-36.592°N 146.254°W
Dist1:255
Dir1:NE
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:28
Dir2:S
Location2:Wangaratta
Dist3:19
Dir3:SE
Location3:Glenrowan
Lga:Rural City of Wangaratta
Use Lga Map:yes
Stategov:Ovens Valley
Fedgov:Division of Indi
Maxtemp:22.4
Mintemp:6.9

Hansonville is a locality in the Greta district of Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Wangaratta. It had a school[2] in 1880. The postcode is 3675.

Roads in the place include Moyhu-Hansonville Rd, Banksdale Rd and Glenrowan-Moyhu Road. In the south part is School Road and Banksdale Road.[3] Factory Creek flows to the north through the area.[4]

People growing up in Hansonville include Tim Newth, co-director of the Tracks Dance Company;[5] Captain Austin Mahony who won a military cross at Pozières;[6] and John Legg (born 1892) a veterinary scientist prominent in the CSIRO.[7]

A polling place for the Division of Indi is located at Greta Complex, Greta Recreation Reserve, Greta West-Greta South Rd. In 2004 this booth returned an 82% vote for liberal and 12% for labor for the House of Representatives.[8]

References

  1. Web site: Hansonville climate, averages and extreme weather record | Meat & Livestock Australia.
  2. Web site: Greta at KellyGang. 30 December 2011. KellyGang and Friends Incorporated. 11 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140420122315/http://www.kellygang.asn.au/places/plE_G/gretaT5.html. 20 April 2014.
  3. Web site: HANSONVILLE Street Map, VIC. 11 June 2014.
  4. Book: Mapsheet 24 Guide to Deer Hunting. https://archive.today/20140613214344/http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0011/185708/sheet_24.jpg. dead. 13 June 2014. 3 April 2009. Department of Sustainability and Environment. 978-1-74152-059-0. 11 June 2014.
  5. Web site: Newth Tim (1962-). People and organisations – Trove. 2012. 11 June 2014.
  6. Book: Carlyon, Les. The Great War. 2010. Pan Macmillan. 978-0-330-42496-7. 725–726.
  7. Beverley M. Angus. Legg, John (1892–1984). legg-john-14166/text25178. 2012. 12 June 2014.
  8. Web site: POLLING PLACE – GRETA VALLEY. 9 November 2005. Polling Place Results. Australian Electoral Commission. 11 June 2014.