- Cavendish, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Cavendish
state = vic
caption =
lga = Shire of Southern Grampians
postcode = 3314
est =
pop = 454
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Lowan
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 295
dir1 = W
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 26
dir2 = N
location2= HamiltonCavendish is a township in the
Shire of Southern Grampians in theWestern District of Victoria,Australia on theWannon River . At the 2006 census, Cavendish and the surrounding area had a population of 454.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC25331|name=Cavendish (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-05-25|quick=on]The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on
April 1 1853 . Citation| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 ] A railway line linking the town to Hamilton was opened onNovember 2 1915 . ["The Argus (Melbourne)", Wednesday,November 3 1915 , p.11] ["The Horsham - Hamilton via Balmoral Railway" Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin July, 1968 pp153-171] .It has a football team playing in the
South West District Football League .References
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