Pyalong
| Pyalong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Pyalong Hotel | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 459 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3521 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mitchell | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Euroa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Pyalong /ˈpaɪ.əlɒŋ/ is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Northern Highway, in the Shire of Mitchell local government area, 97 kilometres (60 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Pyalong had a population of 459.[1]
The first Europeans to settle in the area were Alexander Mollison and his brothers who took up the Pyalong station lease in 1838.[2] The town itself was surveyed and proclaimed in 1854,[3] and was sufficiently populated for the Post Office to open on 1 November 1858.[4]
Pyalong was connected by railway in 1890. The line was closed in 1968.[5]
Golfers play at the course of the Pyalong Golf Club on the Northern Highway.[6]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Pyalong (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "THE MOLLISONS AND THEIR LIBRARY". Trinity College Library. Trinity College (University of Melbourne). Retrieved 4 June 2007.
- ^ Pidgeon, Elizabeth. "The Ryan Family: Pioneers Of Pyalong". Retrieved 4 June 2007.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ The Heathcote Junction to Bendigo and Associated Railways Turton, Keith Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April, 1970 pp69-88
- ^ Golf Select. "Pyalong". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
External links
Media related to Pyalong, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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