Yarra Glen
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  Yarra Glen Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°38′56″S 145°22′19″E / 37.64889°S 145.37194°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 35.1 km2 (13.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,012 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 85.81/km2 (222.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3775 | ||||||||||||
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Yarra Glen is a town in Victoria, Australia, 55 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Yarra Glen recorded a population of 3,012 at the 2021 census.[3]
History
[edit]The Ryrie brothers (William, James and Donald) were the first Europeans to settle in the area, when they established the 17,000-hectare (43,000-acre) Yering run in 1837 after droving their cattle from NSW. The brothers planted the first grape vines in the Yarra Valley in 1838 and produced their first wine in 1845.[4] Joseph Furphy, often regarded as the father of the Australian novel, was born on the station in 1843.[5]
The Post Office opened on 11 January 1861 as Yarra Flats and was renamed Yarra Glen in 1889 when the railway arrived.[6]
The now National Trust-listed Yarra Glen Grand Hotel was established in 1888.[7] Its four story Italianate tower was added subsequent to the construction of the original hotel building.[7]
The Black Friday fires of 1939 badly damaged the area around Yarra Glen, as did the fires of 2009.
Sport
[edit]The town has an Australian Rules football team, Yarra Glen Football Club that competes in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.
Yarra Glen has a horse racing club, Yarra Valley Racing, which schedules around nine race meetings a year including the Yarra Glen Cup meeting in March.[8]
Yarra Valley Harness Racing Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in the town.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Casey (Vic)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarra Glen (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Yarra Glen". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Yarra Glen, Heritage Australia, retrieved 10 January 2011
- ^ COLLINS FAMILY HISTORY - General Information, retrieved 10 January 2011
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 February 2021
- ^ a b Yarra Glen, Tourism Victoria, retrieved 25 July 2011
- ^ Yarra Valley Racing, retrieved 2 September 2010
- ^ Australian Harness Racing, Yarra Valley, retrieved 11 May 2009
External links
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- Yarra Glen - Tourism Victoria website
- Yarra Glen Website
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