- Sherbrooke, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Sherbrooke
city = Melbourne
state = vic
caption =
lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges
postcode = 3789
pop = 196 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21605 | name = Sherbrooke (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area = 0.7
est = 1893
propval =
stategov = Monbulk
fedgov = Casey, La Trobe
dist1 = 42
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 6
location2= Belgrave
near-nw = Ferny Creek
near-n = Sassafras
near-ne = Kallista
near-w = Tecoma
near-e = Kallista
near-sw = Belgrave
near-s = Belgrave
near-se = SelbySherbrooke is a suburb in
Melbourne , Victoria,Australia . Its Local Government Area is theShire of Yarra Ranges . Nearly its entire area is located within theDandenong Ranges National Park .The first permanent European settlement in 1891, was built by retired sea-captain, Robert W. Graham. This pioneer log hut (), was hand cut from the forest using horizontal slab wall construction, an adobe floor, weatherboards and a sapling/shingle roof. Regarded as the 'Father of Sherbrooke' he named the area such because it reminded him of his Canadian birthplace. Graham is also credited with discovering Sherbrooke Falls. A rough hut at the back of the house, with a delivery slot cut in the door, became the Post Office in 1894 and operated through to 1920. The house and Post Office still stand.
The Post Office named Sherbrooke opened on 1 July 1905 and closed in 1993.Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]ee also
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Sherbrooke Forest References
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