Smythesdale, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Smythesdale
state = vic


caption = Court House Hotel
lga = Golden Plains Shire
postcode = 3351
coordinates= coord|37|39|S|143|41|E|display=inline,title|region:AU_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki
est =
pop = 280
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elevation=
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stategov = Ripon
fedgov = Corangamite
dist1 = 136
dir1 = W
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 21
dir2 = SW
location2= Ballarat
dist3 = 13
dir3 = NE
location3= Linton

Smythesdale is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Glenelg Highway in the Golden Plains Shire Local Government Area, convert|136|km|mi|0|lk=on west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Smythesdale had a population of 280.Census 2006 AUS
id= UCL248700
name=Smythesdale (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-12-27
quick=on]

The town was established during the Victorian Gold Rush. Facilities in the town include the Court House Hotel, a bluestone police lock up, constructed in 1869 and the old Court House, now home to the local historical society.cite web
url = http://www.travelvictoria.com.au/smythesdale/
title = Smythesdale
publisher = Travel Victoria
accessdate = 2007-12-27]

Smythesdale is the birthplace of Arthur Alfred Lynch, a polymath who was trained in engineering and medicine, wrote poetry, was a Member of the British Parliament and fought against the British in the Second Boer War.cite web
last = Serle
first = Geoffrey
year = 1986
url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100173b.htm
title = Lynch, Arthur Alfred (1861 - 1934)
work = Australian Dictionary of Biography - Online edition
publisher = Australian National University
accessdate = 2007-12-27] It was also home to women's rights activist, Lillias Margaret Skene.cite web
last = Smart
first = Judith
year = 2002
url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160304b.htm?hilite=skene
title = Skene, Lillias Margaret (1867 - 1957)
work = Australian Dictionary of Biography - Online edition
publisher = Australian National University
accessdate = 2007-12-27]

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External links

* [http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/VICSmythesdale.shtml Walkabout travel site] - accessed 2007-12-27.