Summary
Dunnstown is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne on the flats below Mount Warrenheip and approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Ballarat. At the 2021 census, Dunnstown and the surrounding area had a population of 259.[1]
| Dunnstown Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 The Shamrock Hotel | |||||||||||||||
  Dunnstown | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°36′0″S 143°59′0″E / 37.60000°S 143.98333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 259 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3352 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
Dunn's Town Post Office opened on 21 November 1864, was renamed Dunn's Town Railway Station PO in 1884, Dunnstown in 1909 and closed in 1980.[2]
Brind's Distillery, a former whiskey distillery complex on Old Melbourne Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. It is Victoria's last surviving example of a pot still distillery. In 1893, the distillery employed nearly one third of those working in Victorian distilleries. Parts of the complex have been used more recently for bottling spring water.[3]
Today edit
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Highlands Football League.[4] A tourist attraction, Kryal Castle is located there.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dunnstown (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 April 2021
- ^ "Former Brind's Distillery (H1013)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Dunnstown, archived from the original on 7 June 2011, retrieved 15 April 2009
- ^ http://www.fatima.balrt.catholic.edu.au/Dunnstown/kryalcastle.htm[permanent dead link]
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