Panmure, Victoria
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| Panmure Victoria |
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| Population: | 421[1] |
| Postcode: | 3265 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Moyne |
| State District: | South-West Coast |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Panmure is a small town in the south west of Victoria, Australia. At the 2001 census, Panmure and the surrounding area had a population of 421.[1]
The township was established in the 1850s. Timbercutters came to the area to harvest the River Red gum, stringybark and messmate trees, which were transported by bullock teams to nearby sawmills. The clearing of the native forest and relatively high rainfall gave rise to a thriving dairy industry that persists today.
At its peak in the late nineteenth Century, Panmure consisted of a police station and courthouse, two sawmills, a blacksmith, a butcher, three churches, a pub, two stores, a bakery, and a school. The railway though the town was opened in 1890,[2] and the town once had its own local railway station.
On 16 February 1983, the "Ash Wednesday" bushfires swept through the district destroying many homes, farm buildings and livestock.
Today, the town has a pub, a general store/post office, a primary school and sporting facilities that host cricket, Australian rules football, and netball clubs.
The Mount Emu Creek runs through the town, and forms a nice swimming hole known as the "hole" or the "big hole". Adjacent to the swimming hole in the Recreation Reserve is a natural spring that is of cultural significance to the local indigenous community.
Mount Warrnambool, a prominent landmark is nearby.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Panmure (State Suburb). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail: pages 71-76. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
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