Baarmutha

Baarmutha
Baarmutha
Town
	Baarmutha
	Coordinates: 36°25′0″S 146°41′0″E / 36.41667°S 146.68333°E
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Indigo;
Location	299 km (186 mi) NE of Melbourne; 23 km (14 mi) W of Wodonga, Victoria; 6 km (3.7 mi) SW of Beechworth;
Government
• State electorate	Benambra;
• Federal division	Indi;
Postcode	3747

Baarmutha is a neighbourhood of Beechworth in the Shire of Indigo, Victoria, Australia.

History

Originally known as Three Mile Creek, gold mining was performed in the area in the 19th century.^[1] The 1907 Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer listed a population of 100 along with a public school and library.^[2]

Baarmutha Post Office opened on 1 October 1875 and closed in 1968.^[3]

References

↑ P Davies; J Turnbull; S Lawrence (2016). "Remote sensing landscapes of water management on the Victorian goldfields, Australia". Journal of Archaeological Science.
↑ Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer. 1907. p. 347.
↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021

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[1] P Davies; J Turnbull; S Lawrence (2016). "Remote sensing landscapes of water management on the Victorian goldfields, Australia". Journal of Archaeological Science.

[2] Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer. 1907. p. 347.

[a-3] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021

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v t e Localities in the Shire of Indigo
Town	Barnawartha Beechworth Chiltern Kiewa Rutherglen Stanley Tangambalanga Wahgunyah Yackandandah
Locality	Allans Flat Brimin Browns Plains Bruarong Carlyle Charleroi Chiltern Valley Cornishtown Gooramadda Gundowring^ Huon^ Indigo Valley Kergunyah Lilliput Norong Osbornes Flat Sandy Creek Staghorn Flat^ Wooragee
Historical	Baarmutha
^ - Territory divided with another LGA