Balmoral is a town in the
Shire of Southern Grampians
The Shire of Southern Grampians is a local government area (LGA) in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 16,135. It incl ...
in the
Western District of
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
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,
Australia
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. At the
2016 census, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 294.
[
The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 31 October 1855.]Horsham
Horsham () is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...
and Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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, running via Cavendish
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People
* The House of Cavendish, a British aristocratic family
* Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673), British poet, philosopher, and scientist
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, Balmoral and East Natimuk. The railway closed 1 July 1979 with the majority of the railway track being removed, though several rail bridges remain in place.
The Balmoral Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow
Harrow may refer to:
Places
* Harrow, Victoria, Australia
* Harrow, Ontario, Canada
* The Harrow, County Wexford, a village in Ireland
* London Borough of Harrow, England
* Harrow, London, a town in London
* Harrow (UK Parliament constituency)
* ...
has an Australian Rules
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football and netball club competing in the Horsham & District Football League
The Horsham District Football League is an amateur Australian rules football league based in the Wimmera area of Western Victoria (Australia), Victoria.
History
The league in its present form was created in 1946. Prior to World War 2 a number o ...
.Horsham District Football Netball League
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Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.
References
External links
Towns in Victoria (state)
Western District (Victoria)
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