| Winchelsea Victoria |
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 Former town hall, now Tea rooms |
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  Winchelsea
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| Population: | 1,336 [1] |
| Postcode: | 3241 |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: 38°14′S 143°59′E / 38.233°S 143.983°E |
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| LGA: | Surf Coast Shire |
| State District: | Polwarth |
| Federal Division: | Corangamite |
Winchelsea is a town in Victoria, Australia.It is in the Surf Coast Shire local government area and located on the Barwon River 115 km south-west of Melbourne and close to Geelong (37 km north-east).
The first Europeans to reside in the area were squatters who established grazing runs there c. 1837. The town developed around the Barwon Inn, established in 1842 by Prosper Nicholas Trebeck and Charles Beal [1]. The Post Office opened as Barwon on 1 July 1848 and was renamed Winchelsea in 1854. [2] The railway though the town was opened in 1876,[3] as part of the line to the south west of the state. The local railway station is served by V/Line passenger services on the Warrnambool line. The 2001 census, Winchelsea had a population of 1,102.[1] In 2006 census, Winchelsea had a population of 1,336.
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Places of interest
- Barwon Hotel (1842) with a collection of historical artefacts.
- Barwon River Bridge (1867) over the Barwon River is an impressive stone structure.
- Barwon Park (National Trust) designed by architects Davidson & Henderson and built 1869 - 1871 of bluestone for Thomas and Elizabeth Austin.
- Old Shire Hall
- Winchelsea Football & Netball club "THE BLUES"
- The 23rd best swinging rope/jumping tree in the Universe
Sport
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League. Aso has a 150 year old Cricket club that is competing in GCA 3.
Golfers play at the course of the Winchelsea Golf Club on Lorne Road.[4]
Notable people
- Thomas Austin (1815 – 1871) a pioneer settler at Winchelsea who is generally credited with the introduction of rabbits into Australia in 1859.
- Albert Jacka, the first Australian to win a Victoria Cross in World War I was born at Winchelsea in 1893.
- Marjorie Lawrence, soprano, noted as an interpreter of Richard Wagner's operas, was born at Deans Marsh, south of Winchelsea in 1907.
- Matthew Worland, radio superstar,
See also
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References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Winchelsea (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2001 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2001&areacode=UCL257000&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 71–76.
- ^ Golf Select, Winchelsea, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1125, retrieved 2009-05-11
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