Humevale is a rural locality in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, north-east of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Whittlesea
The City of Whittlesea is a local government area located in the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covers an area of , and in June 2018, it had a population of 223,322.
History
What became ...
local government area
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. Humevale recorded a population of 352 at the
2021 census.
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History
Located between Whittlesea and Kinglake West, Humevale was originally named ''Scrubby Creek'', after a nearby watercourse.Hamilton Hume
Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797 – 19 April 1873) was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first took an overland route ...
, who explored nearby Mount Disappointment in 1824.[
The area was originally worked by paling splitters and tenant farmers, who worked in the nearby Mount Disappointment range.][ In 1894, the area was subdivided into small farms and a village settlement, as part of a government closer settlement scheme.][ A number of orchards existed in the area until the 1930s, when they were replaced by livestock grazing.][
The Post Office opened around 1902 as Scrubby Creek, was renamed Humevale in 1927, and closed in 1959.][
]
Transport
Bus
One bus route
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service Humevale:
* : Kinglake – Whittlesea via Humevale. Operated by Dysons
Dysons is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
History
Dysons was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of route ...
.
References
External links
Gazetteer of Australia
Towns in Victoria (state)
City of Whittlesea
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