Byaduk, Victoria
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| Byaduk Victoria |
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| Postcode: | 3301 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Southern Grampians |
| State District: | Lowan |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Byaduk is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The area was first settled in around 1853 by Wendish or Sorbian Lutheran immigrants who gave it the name Neukirch after the town in Saxony.[1]
The township was settled in the early 1860s, and named Byaduk, an aboriginal word apparently meaning "stone tomahawk". The Post Office opened on August 1, 1863. [2]
The Byaduk Caves, lava tubes from the volcanic eruption of Mount Napier, are nearby.
[edit] References
- ^ Andy Falkenberg, Byaduk, <http://www.geocities.com/andyfalkenberg/byaduk.html>. Retrieved on 23 May 2008
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008
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