Linton, Victoria

Linton
Victoria
Linton; Victoria
	The BARR building, once home to the local doctor's surgery and a haberdasher/glovemaker
Population	591 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	3360
Location	149 km (93 mi) W of Melbourne ; 33 km (21 mi) SW of Ballarat ; 20 km (12 mi) E of Skipton ;
LGA(s)	Golden Plains Shire; Shire of Pyrenees;
State electorate(s)	Buninyong
Federal division(s)	Corangamite; Wannon;
	Localities around Linton:

Linton is a town in Victoria, Australia, off Glenelg Highway. Most of the town is located in Golden Plains Shire; however, a small section is in the Shire of Pyrenees. At the 2011 census, Linton and the surrounding area had a population of 591.^[1] The Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary lies to the south-east of the township, near Springdallah Creek.

History

Linton was first settled about 1840. The town was named after a pioneer family in an area.

Gold was found in 1848 in what later became known as Linton's Diggings. Chinese people, among others, mined the local shafts until the gold ran out, the miners remained in the area and set up market gardens. The Post Office opened on 5 November 1857 as Linton's and was renamed Linton around 1860.^[2] Much mining equipment can still be found in the Linton district.

The ALP politician and Leader of the Federal Opposition 1922-28, Matthew Charlton, was born in Linton in 1866.

In December 1998, five firefighters were killed when they became trapped in a tanker while battling a bushfire near Linton.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Linton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11

External links

http://www.lintonhistory.org.au/
www.lintoncommunity.com – Linton community website
travelmate.com.au – Linton, Victoria

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[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Linton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[a-2] Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11

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v t e Localities in the Golden Plains Shire
Town	Anakie^ Bannockburn Batesford^ Cambrian Hill Dereel Durham Lead^ Enfield Haddon Inverleigh^ Lethbridge Linton^ Maude Meredith^ Napoleons Rokewood Ross Creek Scarsdale Shelford Smythes Creek^ Smythesdale^ Teesdale
Locality	Bamganie Barunah Park Berringa Berrybank^ Campbelltown^ Cape Clear Corindhap Cressy^ Durdidwarrah Garibaldi Gheringhap Glengower^ Grenville^ Happy Valley Hesse Illabarook Mannibadar Morrisons^ Mount Bute^ Mount Cameron^ Mount Mercer Murgheboluc Newtown Nintingbool Piggoreet Pitfield Pittong^ Rokewood Junction Russells Bridge She Oaks Springdallah Staffordshire Reef Steiglitz Stonehaven Stony Creek Sutherlands Creek Wallinduc Werneth^ Willowvale Wingeel^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Localities in the Shire of Pyrenees
Town	Amphitheatre Avoca Beaufort Buangor^ Burrumbeet^ Elmhurst^ Lexton Linton^ Moonambel Navarre^ Raglan Redbank^ Skipton^ Smythesdale^ Snake Valley Streatham^ Trawalla Waubra^
Locality	Barkly^ Bo Peep^ Brewster Bung Bong^ Burnbank Carngham Carranballac^ Chepstowe Chute Cross Roads Crowlands^ Ercildoune^ Evansford^ Eversley^ Frenchmans Glenbrae Glenlofty Glenlogie^ Glenpatrick Hillcrest Homebush Lake Goldsmith Lake Wongan Lamplough Landsborough Landsborough West^ Langi Kal Kal Lillicur^ Main Lead Mena Park Middle Creek^ Mount Emu Mount Lonarch Natte Yallock^ Nerring Nowhere Creek Percydale Pittong^ Rathscar^ Rathscar West Shays Flat^ Stockyard Hill Stoneleigh^ Tanwood Wareek^ Warrenmang Waterloo Wattle Creek^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA