- 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= HorshamBeulah is a town in the northern
Wimmera region of Victoria,Australia . The town is located inShire 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 Citationlast = 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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