Kirkstall, Victoria Explained

Kirkstall, located in southwest Victoria, Australia, 5km (03miles) from Koroit, is in the heart of the traditional lands of the local Aboriginal people; the Gunditjmara. On Monday 25 February 1861, Kirkstall was officially proclaimed a township by the then Governor of the Colony of Victoria, Sir Henry Barkly.[1] On 25 February 2011, the town celebrated its 150th anniversary.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Visit Port Fairy Moyne Shire Countdown to KirkFest 150 . www.visitportfairy-moyneshire.com.au . 23 October 2016 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127062119/http://www.visitportfairy-moyneshire.com.au/events/whats-on/238-countdown-to-kirkfest-150%26Itemid%3D16 . dead .
  2. Web site: Home - Kirkstall's 150th Birthday . 23 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110825181731/http://kirkfest.webs.com/ . 25 August 2011.

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