Dargo is a town in

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, located east of

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, in the

Shire of Wellington The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 44,019. It includes the towns of Heyfield, Rosedale, Maffra, S ...

. At the 2016 census, Dargo and the surrounding area had a population of 99. The median age of residents was 63. The town provided a stopover for

Victorian gold rush The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia, approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony and an influx of population growth and financial capi ...

miners on their way to the goldfields of Grant, Talbotville, and Crooked River. The Post Office opened on 18 March 1868. Today the town is a producer of timber and beef cattle, and outside these industries tourism has become a major source of revenue. The town is a popular destination for

four-wheel drive A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case pr ...

enthusiasts, bushwalkers,

sambar deer The sambar (''Rusa unicolor'') is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, South China and Southeast Asia that is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe huntin ...

hunters, and

trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the ...

fishermen. An annual Walnut Festival formerly ran through the Australian Easter holiday period and was usually well attended. File:Dargo 2 Stevage.jpg, The Dargo Store, an important refuel and resupply point. File:Dargo 3 Stevage.jpg, The Dargo Community Hall. Prospectors' hut Upper Dargo, Gippsland, ca 1870 (SLV b19603).jpg, Prospector's hut Upper Dargo, 1870

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Australian Places - Dargo
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