Rosewhite is a rural locality in north-east

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Alpine Shire The Alpine Shire is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in 2022 had a population of 13,235. It includes the towns of Bright, Dinner Plain, Mou ...

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. At the , Rosewhite had a population of 168. It lies beside Happy Valley Creek which commences at the top of the Rosewhite valley, crosses Carrolls Road, and passes through the town of

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, and then

Myrtleford Myrtleford is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia, 280 km (170 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 46 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 2016 the town had a po ...

. The valley was originally named Happy Valley with the Barwidgee Run in the 19th century. After

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, the land was dissected into

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blocks, mostly running

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s. The valley was renamed Rose White or Rosewhite, after Rose White Lincoln (1904-1927) the deceased sister of the Myrtleford Post master Max Lincoln. The Post Office opened on 2 October 1919, as Barwidgee Settlement, to serve the settlers. It was renamed Rose White in 1937 and closed in 1954. Today the valley remains primarily rural, with beef cattle production and a couple of dairy farms. It also boasts a couple of highly respected

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, an apple orchard, some vineyards, a lavender farm and air charter operator. The area is part of the Alpine Valleys Wine region.

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Towns in Victoria (state) Alpine Shire {{Hume-geo-stub