Allansford

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Allansford
AllansfordJunctionHotel.JPG
The Junction Hotel in Allansford
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of Victoria (Australia) .svg Victoria
Founded : 1860
Coordinates : 38 ° 23 '  S , 142 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 23 '  S , 142 ° 36'  E
Area : 1.1  km²
Residents : 727 (2016)
Population density : 661 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10)
Postal code : 3277
LGA : City of Warrnambool
Allansford (Victoria)
Allansford
Allansford

Allansford is a small town in the Western District of Victoria , Australia , which is at the western end of the Great Ocean Road . It is 252 kilometers from Melbourne and 10 kilometers from Warrnambool . The Hopkins River flows through the village .

history

The Post Office opened on January 1, 1860. The Port Fairy Railway , which runs through the town, opened in 1890 and used to stop at Allansford Station.

today

In 2006 Allansford had a population of 630 people.

Warrnambool is planning an industrial park for this area.

The place has a team that plays Australian football in the Warrnambool & District Football League .

The Great Ocean Road ends here and becomes the Princes Highway .

Allansford was hit by the severe flooding in Victoria on January 16, 2011 , along with other locations in the area .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Allansford (L) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ premierpostal.com ( Memento of the original dated May 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in English, accessed February 27, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.premierpostal.com
  3. ↑ Sid Brown: Tacks Across the state , pp. 71-76 Newsrail 1990, Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
  4. ↑ warrnambool.vic.gov.au ( Memento from August 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). Allanford Business Park Structure Plan, accessed February 27, 2012
  5. ^ Matt Neal: Allansford, Jubilee Park residents evacuated . In: The Standard . January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.