Digby, Victoria
Digby is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Glenelg, 366 kilometres (227 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Stokes River, a tributary of the Glenelg. At the 2006 census, Digby and the surrounding area had a population of 369.[1] The town is believed to be named either after Digby, Lincolnshire, in England, or in honour of a legendary early rural Australian identity, "Digby" McCabe.[2]
The Henty Brothers established the first European settlement in the Digby area in 1837. In 1843, the Woolpack Inn was established near modern Digby; it burnt down in 1887. By 1847 the town consisted of the inn, a blacksmith and a series of huts. The town was officially surveyed in 1852.[2] On 1 June 1858, Digby Post Office opened.[3] In 1857, a second inn—the Digby Hotel—was established. It still exists today, although it was rebuilt after a fire in 1935.[2]
The Digby Mechanics Institute was built in 1868 and has continually operated since. The first sitting of the Supreme Court of Victoria outside Melbourne was in Digby in 1869.[2] By 1874 the town had a post office, two hotels, four shops and a school.[2]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Digby (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ a b c d e "Digby, Victoria, Australia : Settlement & Timeline". Ballarat Genealogy. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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