Smeaton, Victoria
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| Smeaton Victoria |
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 The Cumberland Hotel at Smeaton |
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| Population: | 250[1] |
| Postcode: | 3364 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Hepburn |
| State District: | Ripon |
| Federal Division: | Ballarat |
Smeaton is a rural town in the state of Victoria, Australia near the town of Creswick. At the 2006 census, Smeaton had a population of 250.[1]
The town was founded by English settler Captain John Hepburn who was a colonial squatter in the 1840s. Hepburn held under Government licence about 20,000 acres (80 km²) for his sheep and cattle run which he drove overland from Sydney. He built Smeaton House in 1849 with the assistance of British colonial migrants.[2]
Hepburn became a very high profile figure in the district, promoted gold mines and became a Justice of the Peace before he died in 1860.[citation needed]
The death of Capt John Hepburn was published in the Creswick Newpaper and Argus (Age) Newpapers of that period.
Smeaton is now home to 2 large seed and grain processors, one of which is a very large exporter of value added pulses, grains and seeds and is currently building a new oat mill to process an additional 60,000 tonne of oats a year.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Smeaton (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ Smeaton. Travel. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
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