Campbells Creek, Victoria
| Campbells Creek Victoria | |||||||||||||
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General store and hotel | |||||||||||||
  Campbells Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°06′S 144°12′E / 37.100°S 144.200°ECoordinates: 37°06′S 144°12′E / 37.100°S 144.200°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 1,266 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3451 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mount Alexander | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bendigo West | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Bendigo | ||||||||||||
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Campbells Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town sits on the southern outskirts of Castlemaine on the Midland Highway. The town derives its name from a tributary of the Loddon, Campbells Creek, which flows through the township. At the 2006 Census, Campbells Creek had a population of 1,266.[1]
Campbells Creek was founded during the gold rush of the 1850s and the Post Office opened on 16 April 1858.[2]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League. The highest ever score in a senior game of Australian Rules football was scored by Campbells Creek, 100.34.634, defeating Primrose, 3.0.18, in a game in 1990.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Campbells Creek (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ Campbells Creek at Full Points footy, retrieved 2009-07-12
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