Newbridge, Victoria

Newbridge
Victoria

The Wimmera Highway at Newbridge
Newbridge
Population: 476[1]
Postcode: 3551
Location:
LGA: Shire of Loddon
State District: Bendigo West
Federal Division: Bendigo

Newbridge is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Loddon River and in the Shire of Loddon Local Government Area, 173 kilometres (107 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Newbridge had a population of 476.[1]

Newbridge was founded as a gold mining town, the Post Office opening on 1 February 1856. [2]

Newbridge is a popular camping and fishing location with campsites available along the river. The town is host to a Family Fishing Bonanza in February and the "Music for the people" event in March.[3]

It is the birthplace of Arthur Wellesley Bayley who, with William Ford discovered the goldfields of Coolgardie in September 1892, Coolgardie being a town in the vicinity of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.[4]

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Loddon Valley Football League.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Newbridge (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26331&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 7 June 2010. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=. Retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ "Tarnagulla". Travel (Sydney Morning Herald). 2004-02-08. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Tarnagulla/2005/02/17/1108500207452.html. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
  4. ^ Simpson, Pat (2006). "Bayley, Arthur Wellesley (1865 - 1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070219b.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
Towns in the Shire of Loddon

Arnold · Boort · Bridgewater On Loddon · Buckrabanyule · Dingee · Durham Ox · Fentons Creek · Inglewood · Kingower · Korong Vale · Laanecoorie · Llanelly · Logan · Mitiamo · Mysia · Newbridge · Pyramid Hill · Serpentine · Tarnagulla · Wedderburn