Woodstock is a locality in

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, located just north of

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's outer suburbs, located within the

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. Woodstock recorded a population of 150 at the . Australian contemporary poet

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hails from Woodstock. Former Western Australian premier

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was born and raised in Woodstock.

History

Woodstock Post Office opened on 9 January 1858 and closed in 1971. To the west Woodstock West Post office opened in 1877 and continued operating until 1959. In September 1876 a small timber Catholic church, known as the church of St. Patrick, was erected for local worshippers. Deputations were made to the Victorian government during the 1890s to bring a railway line through the area. It was decided that the Sydney-Melbourne rail corridor would run to the west, parallel with the

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, and so the closest railway station is at Donnybrook, approximately away.

Books on Woodstock

Jones, Michael ''Nature's Plenty: a history of the City of Whittlesea'', Sydney, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, 1992

References

External links

Refer to ''Woodstock in Victoria History and People'' Facebook page for further information
{{authority control Towns in Victoria (state) City of Whittlesea