Newbridge, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Newbridge
State:vic
Lga:Shire of Loddon
Postcode:3551
Pop:192
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-36.7331°N 143.9169°W
Stategov:Ripon
Fedgov:Mallee
Dist1:173
Dir1:NW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:37
Dir2:W
Location2:Bendigo
Near-Nw:Llanelly
Near-N:Bridgewater
Near-Ne:Leichardt
Near-W:Tarnagulla
Near-E:Woodstock
Near-Sw:Waanyarra
Near-S:Laanecoorie
Near-Se:Shelbourne

Newbridge is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Loddon River and in the Shire of Loddon local government area, 173km (107miles) north of the state capital, Melbourne. In the, Newbridge had a population of 192.[1]

Newbridge was founded as a gold mining town. The Post Office opened on 1 February, 1856.[2]

Newbridge is a popular camping and fishing location with campsites available along the river. The town is host to a Family Fishing Bonanza in February and the "Music for the people" event in March.[3]

It is the birthplace of Arthur Wellesley Bayley who, with William Ford discovered the goldfields of Coolgardie in September 1892; Coolgardie being a town in the vicinity of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.[4]

The Newbridge Football Netball Club known as the Maroons are an Australian Rules football club competing in the Loddon Valley Football League.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census QuickStats Newbridge . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 9 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . 19 February 2021.
  3. News: Tarnagulla. Travel . Sydney Morning Herald. 5 July 2007. 8 February 2004.
  4. Web site: Simpson. Pat. 2006. Bayley, Arthur Wellesley (1865 - 1896). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 3 November 2007.