Beulah, Victoria

Beulah, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Yarriambiack
postcode = 3395
est =
pop = 219
pop_footnotes =
elevation= 100
maxtemp = 22.4
mintemp = 8.5
rainfall = 375.4
stategov = Mildura
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 395
dir1 = north west
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 219
dir2 = south
location2= Mildura
dist3 = 94
dir3 = north
location3= Horsham

Beulah is a town in the northern Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Yarriambiack Local Government Area, 395 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Beulah had a population of 219.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL205000
name=Beulah (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on
]

History

The town is named after a place name in the Book of Isaiah.cite web
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Beulah/2005/02/17/1108500206250.html
title = Beulah
work = Travel
publisher = Sydney Morning Herald
accessdate = 2007-05-28
]

Beulah was established on land that was once Brim station. Closer settlement began in the 1880s and the town site was proclaimed in 1891. A Post Office opened on May 6, 1891 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 ] and the railway reached town in 1893. The town claims to be the closest to the rabbit-proof fence, established to prevent the incursion of rabbit plagues.cite web
url = http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Beulah_%5C_VIC
title = Beulah, Victoria
publisher = Travelmate
accessdate = 2007-05-27
]

The Town today

Beulah has a football team competing in the Mallee Football League.

References

External links

* [http://www.yarriambiack.vic.gov.au/index.php?f_func=towns_beulah Yarriambiack Shire Council] - Official site


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