Stawell, Victoria
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 Stawell
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| Population: | 6,035(2006)[1] | ||||||
| Established: | 1853 | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3380 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 37°03′S 142°46′E / 37.05°S 142.767°ECoordinates: 37°03′S 142°46′E / 37.05°S 142.767°E | ||||||
| Elevation: | 231 m (758 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Northern Grampians | ||||||
| State electorate: | Ripon | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Wannon | ||||||
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Stawell (pronounced /stɔːl/, "Stawl"), is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Northern Grampians Local Government Area, 237 kilometres (147 mi) west-north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Stawell had a population of 6,035.
Stawell is famed for the Stawell Gift, a professional foot race. It is also known as the gateway to the Grampians National Park.
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[edit] History
The town site was first settled during the gold rush of 1853 and was named Pleasant Creek, but was later renamed to honour Sir William Foster Stawell (1815–89), the Chief Justice of Victoria.
Two Post Offices were opened, Pleasant Creek on 19 October 1857 and Quartz Reef, Pleasant Creek on 1 June 1859. From 1861 they were renamed Stawell and Quartz Reef, Stawell. In 1870 Stawell was renamed Stawell West, and Quartz Reef, Stawell was renamed Stawell.[2]
The town was created a borough in 1869.[3]
Stawell's historical association with gold-mining continued when full-scale mining recommenced in 1981.[4]
[edit] Sport
Along with the Stawell Gift, run each Easter long weekend by the Stawell Athletic Club, Stawell also has many other sporting outlets and teams.
The town has a main Australian rules football club, the Stawell Warriors, competing in the Wimmera Football League, and another team, the Stawell Swifts, competing in the Horsham & District Football League.
The horse racing club, the Wimmera Racing Club, schedules around four race meetings a year at Stawell including the Stawell Cup meeting on Easter Sunday.[5]
Stawell Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.[6]
Golfers play at the course of the Grange Golf Club on the Western Highway, Stawell,[7] or at the course of the Stawell Golf Club on Marnoo Road.[8]
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Stawell (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26669&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ LocalHero. "Local history of Stawell". http://localhero.biz/article/permatitle/history_of_stawell,_victoria/.
- ^ "Stawell culture and history". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/stawell--culture-and-history-20081124-6fpx.html.
- ^ Country Racing Victoria, Wimmera Racing at Stawell, http://stawell.countryracing.com.au, retrieved 18-12-2011
- ^ Australian Harness Racing, Stawell, http://www.harness.org.au/stawell/stawell.cfm?fromstate=vic, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ Golf Select, Grange, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=981, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ Golf Select, Stawell, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1095, retrieved 2009-05-11
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