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Longwood is a town in northern Victoria,
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. The town is located in the
Shire of Strathbogie The Shire of Strathbogie is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Hume (region), Hume region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in Augu ...
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, from the state capital,
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. At the , Longwood had a population of 263.


History

Longwood was first located on the old Sydney to Melbourne Highway (in the paddocks at Fred Tubb's farm) serving as a staging post for the horse-drawn coaches. The town moved east by around 4 km when the railway was built and a station established at Longwood. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1852 and the office named Longwood Railway Station opened in 1881. Longwood was later renamed Longwood East and Longwood Railway Station was renamed to Longwood. The town and surrounding countryside was the scene of a devastating bushfire on 17 January 1965. Seven people died fleeing the flames in a car. The Longwood Football Club was formed in April 1888 and still operates to this day. The team once known as the Bullants is now known as the Redlegs,and have competed in the Kyabram District League since 2010. The club has had its share of success and also leaner times more recently.


Today

The town has an
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football team competing in the
Kyabram & District Football League The Kyabram District Football Netball League (KDL) is a minor Australian rules football league in Victoria (Australia), Victoria made up of 15 teams. The KDL is made up of smaller country town football clubs in the Goulburn Valley. The majori ...
. There is one primary school, Longwood Primary School. It has a small student population but a large plantation area at the back where the students can build houses and explore nature. There are 2 teachers at the school and the current principal is Mr. Michael Greenaway. The town is home to one hotel, The White Hart, moved to its current location on the corner of Down and Hill Streets when the Melbourne-Sydney train line was constructed around 1880.


Notable people

The town was the birthplace of
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veterans,
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recipient Frederick Harold Tubb, Lieutenant-Colonel Aubrey Roy Liddon Wiltshire and Army Medical Officer, Sir Charles Ryan and his sister, botanical artist
Ellis Rowan Marian Ellis Rowan (30 July 18484 October 1922), known as Ellis Rowan, was a well-known Australian artist and botanical illustrator. She also did a series of illustrations on birds, butterflies and insects. Life Marian, the daughter of Maria ...
, both at "Killeen Station".(Melbourne) ''Argus'' 12 September 1898
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See also

* Longwood railway station * Redlegs Stadium - Longwood Community Centre


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{{authority control Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Strathbogie