Allestree, Victoria
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| Allestree Victoria |
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| Population: | 316[1] |
| Postcode: | 3305 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Glenelg |
| State electorate: | South-West Coast |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Allestree is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located along the Princes Highway, north-east of Portland. At the 2006 census, Allestree and the surrounding area had a population of 316.[1]
Allestree is named after Allestree in Derbyshire, England. [2] Allestree Post Office opened on 9 August 1907 (replacing nearby Bolwarra) and closed in 1971. [3]
Within the locality of Allestree is the Convincing Ground where a massacre of aborigines is alleged to have taken place in around 1833.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Allestree (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25015&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ Bygone Derbyshire, Allestree, http://bygonederbyshire.co.uk/articles/Allestree:_Not_convinced_about_Allestree's_Aussie_link, retrieved 2008-12-03
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
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Coordinates: 38°17′S 141°39′E / 38.283°S 141.65°E
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