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Hoddles Creek, Victoria

FieldValue
typetown
nameHoddles Creek
statevic
alternative_location_mapAustralia VIC metro Melbourne
pushpin_map_captionLocation in greater metropolitan Melbourne
coordinates
lgaShire of Yarra Ranges
postcode3139
pop676
pop_year
pop_footnotes
elevation212
stategovEildon
fedgovCasey
dist166
location1Melbourne
location2Belgrave
dist230
dist318
location3Warburton
near-nwLaunching Place
near-nGladysdale
near-neWarburton
near-wYellingbo
near-eNoojee
near-swCockatoo
near-sGembrook
near-seLabertouche
local_mapyes
zoom11

| near-nw = Launching Place | near-n = Gladysdale | near-ne = Warburton | near-w = Yellingbo | near-e = Noojee | near-sw = Cockatoo | near-s = Gembrook | near-se = Labertouche

Hoddles Creek is a locality near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Hoddles Creek recorded a population of 676 at the .

Location

Hoddles Creek is situated 72 km east of Melbourne's central business district. It stands on the banks of the Hoddles Creek, which was named after Robert Hoddle. Blackleather Creek also flows through the town.

History

Hoddles Creek was named for Robert Hoddle (1794–1881), who surveyed the area in 1844. The town developed thanks to the Victorian Gold Rush in the 1860s. It was home to one of the largest minefields in Victoria up until the 1900s.

The Post Office opened as Hoddle's Creek on 24 May 1862 and closed 1865. It reopened in 1869 (though known as Warburton from 1874 until 1879) and closed in 1967.

In 1916, the Hoddles Creek Primary School was founded to replace other local schools. It still runs to this day.

Sir Harrie Massey, the renowned mathematical physicist, spent his early years from 1908 in Hoddles Creek.

It is home to several vineyards. For example, the Hoddles Creek Estate was founded by the D'Anna family in 1997. The town is also home to berry farms and tree farms.

References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. Google Map
  3. "Friends of Hobbles Creek".
  4. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List".
  5. [http://www.hcps.vic.edu.au/contact-us/ Hoddles Creek Primary School: Contact Us]
  6. [http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/yarraranges/result_details/115390 Yarra Ranges Heritage Database: Hoddles Creek Primary School]
  7. [https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/massey-sir-harrie-stewart-14946 Australian Dictionary of Biography: Harrie Massey]
  8. [http://www.hoddlescreekestate.com.au/ Hoddles Creek Estate: About Us]
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