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Town in Victoria, Australia
Allendale
Victoria
Former school
Allendale is located in Shire of HepburnAllendaleAllendale
Coordinates37°22′S 143°56′E / 37.367°S 143.933°E / -37.367; 143.933
Population166 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)3364
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hepburn
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal division(s)Ballarat

Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2016 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 166.

The town began as a mining settlement around the Berry Leads mining area. It had a peak population of about 1,500. Allendale once had ten hotels, railway station, post office, bakery, and shops, all of which have closed. The small boarding school located in Leishman Street was sold in 2005. Allendale Post Office opened on 6 May 1881, was known as Allandale from 1885 to 1893, and closed in 1974.

Allendale Railway Station was on the North Creswick to Daylesford line. The railway closed in sections with Allendale to Newlyn closed on 1 December 1976, and from North Creswick to Allendale on 8 December 1986.

Sports

Allendale Football Club

The Allendale FC was formed at a meeting at Dibdin's Hall, Allendale in June 1882. The club had a reasonable amount of success in its early years, winning local premiership in 1892, 1895, 1897 and were runners up in 1894 and 1907.

References

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  10. "1895 - The Ballarat Star (Grand Final Preview)". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 12 October 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  11. "1897 - Allendale". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 14 September 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  12. "1897 - Allendale". The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924). 4 August 1897. p. 1. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. "1894 - Notes (Grand Final Review)". Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904). 28 August 1894. p. 6. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  14. "1907 - Football: Creswick". The Argus. 14 October 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  15. "1907 - Country Football". The Age. 8 October 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

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