Strathallan is a locality in the
Goulburn Valley region of
Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the
Shire of Campaspe
The Shire of Campaspe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 2021 had a population of 38,735.
It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Roc ...
, and on the
Campaspe River, north of the state capital,
Melbourne
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.
The "Strathallan" property was located on the Cornelia Creek Estate when the latter was acquired for closer settlement in 1910-11, following the acquisition of the Restdown Estate on the other side of the Campaspe River in 1906. Small rural communities developed on each estate, separated by the river. A new township of Strathallan was surveyed around a new railway siding on the
Echuca railway line, and the first lots were sold in December 1912.
A bridge over the
Campaspe River, along with two smaller bridges over adjacent billabongs, opened in 1913 following a prolonged dispute between the Closer Settlement Board and
Shire of Rochester over its cost.
Strathallan State School opened in 1914 and closed 1969.
A railway station opened in the same year; it has now closed.
A postal receiving office opened in November 1913, was upgraded to a post office in June 1915 and closed in November 1967.
Strathallan Public Hall opened in 1929 and remains in use today.
At the , Strathallan and the surrounding area had a population of 144.
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Towns in Victoria (state)
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