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Yinnar South
Yinnar South is a small rural town in the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia. According to the 2015 Latrobe Community profile page and Census quickstats, Yinnar South has a population between 686 and 691. This data is taken from 2016 Census night. Previous higher figures were from Census 2006 and incorrectly combined both Yinnar and Yinnar South due to Census data compiled from postal area as opposed to geographical reference. The first school in Yinnar South, School No. 2730, was opened 11 January 1886. It currently operates as a primary school. Henry Collins set up his saw mill in Mill Road c. 1911 and built a tramline along Whitelaw's Track. The town has a small church, approximately four metres by five metres, known as Holy Innocents. It was built in 1894 by James Mortan and painted by John Curtie. The church was licensed on 1 January 1895. Mortan built eight pews for the church as a gift; they remain in use. A small porch was later added to the building. The church i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yinnar South School 1914
Yinnar is a rural Australian township located in the Latrobe Valley in central Gippsland, Victoria. At the 2016 census, Yinnar had a population of 907. The origin of the name "Yinnar" is believed to have been derived from the local Aboriginal term ''yinnar'', meaning "woman". History Yinnar began as a part of the Scrubby Forest Station at Middle Creek, which as its name implies, was heavily wooded. Its southern section was mountainous, so its area of practical use was estimated as ten square miles. The first holders were Nicol Brown and Billy Hillier. Eventually they divided the station into two with Middle Creek being the line of division, Brown taking the western half and Hillier the eastern half. Billy's Creek was named after Billy Hillier. They held their leases from 1848 to 1868. George Firmin arrived at Middle Creek in 1874 and took over Scrubby Forest West, which he divided into what was known as the Scrubby Forest Run. Due to this the Firmin family are said to be the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yinnar South Grants Saw Mill 1908
Yinnar is a rural Australian township located in the Latrobe Valley in central Gippsland, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. At the 2016 Australian Census, 2016 census, Yinnar had a population of 907. The origin of the name "Yinnar" is believed to have been derived from the local Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal term ''yinnar'', meaning "woman". History Yinnar began as a part of the Scrubby Forest Station at Middle Creek, which as its name implies, was heavily wooded. Its southern section was mountainous, so its area of practical use was estimated as ten square miles. The first holders were Nicol Brown and Billy Hillier. Eventually they divided the station into two with Middle Creek being the line of division, Brown taking the western half and Hillier the eastern half. Billy's Creek was named after Billy Hillier. They held their leases from 1848 to 1868. George Firmin arrived at Middle Creek in 1874 and took over Scrubby Forest West, which he divided into what was known as the Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
