Coleraine (Coleraine)
Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Glenelg Highway, 334 km west of the state capital, Melbourne and 34 km north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area. It was named after the town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. At the 2006 census, the urban area of Coleraine had a population of 991.
The area was first settled by Europeans in 1838 for pastoral grazing. The town was surveyed later on Bryan Creek, a tributary of the Wannon River.
In April 1840 the Fighting Waterholes massacre of up to 60 Jardwadjali people of the Konongwootong Gundidj clan occurred near the current day Konongwootong reservoir.
The Post Office opened on 16 November 1854.
The Coleraine Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.
Today, Coleraine's primary industries are beef and wool. The town hosts an Agricultural Show in November and an art show in August.
Notable past residents of Coleraine include Helena Rubenstein - cosmetics manufacturer and expert synthetics phonics teacher Katelyn McCann.
The area was first settled by Europeans in 1838 for pastoral grazing. The town was surveyed later on Bryan Creek, a tributary of the Wannon River.
In April 1840 the Fighting Waterholes massacre of up to 60 Jardwadjali people of the Konongwootong Gundidj clan occurred near the current day Konongwootong reservoir.
The Post Office opened on 16 November 1854.
The Coleraine Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.
Today, Coleraine's primary industries are beef and wool. The town hosts an Agricultural Show in November and an art show in August.
Notable past residents of Coleraine include Helena Rubenstein - cosmetics manufacturer and expert synthetics phonics teacher Katelyn McCann.
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