St Andrews, Victoria
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| Population: | 1537 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3761 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 209 m (686 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Nillumbik | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Yan Yean, Seymour | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McEwen | ||||||||||||
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St Andrews is a town in Victoria, Australia, 36 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2006 Census, St Andrews had a population of 1537.
St Andrews is well known for its alternative market which is open every Saturday from 8am to 2pm. It also contains a school, bakery, CFA and community centre.
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[edit] History
Originally called Queenstown, the area was surveyed in 1858 and a town proclaimed on the 25th February 1861.
St Andrew Post Office had opened earlier on 1 January 1856 and was renamed St Andrews in 1923. [2]
It experienced population growth during the Victorian gold rush when prospectors mined the hills around the town. The first discovery of gold in Queenstown was recorded in The Herald on 9 and 11 March 1855 and was attributed to a George Boston and two Scotsmen.
[edit] Bushfires
On 7 February 2009 a major bushfire destroyed houses on Ninks, Muller, Jacksons and Wild Dog Creek Roads as well as Buttermans Track and Olives Lane.[3] Its progression toward the town centre was halted by a southerly wind change,[3] which saved the rest of the town, but drove the fire front further east, destroying the towns of Kinglake and Marysville.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "St Andrews (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26651&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b Jackson, William (8 February 2009). "St Andrews residents devastated after fires". Whittlesea Leader. http://whittlesea-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/kinglake-devestated-by-fire/. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
[edit] External links
- St Andrews, Victoria is at coordinates 37°35′38″S 145°16′08″E / 37.594°S 145.269°ECoordinates: 37°35′38″S 145°16′08″E / 37.594°S 145.269°E
- St Andrews Queenstown Historical Society
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