Violet Town, Victoria

Violet Town, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Violet Town
state = vic


caption = Main street
lga = Shire of Strathbogie
postcode = 3669
est =
pop = 594
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Benalla
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 174
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 52
dir2 = S
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 27
dir3 = SW
location3= Benalla

Violet Town is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. It was a coach stop on the Melbourne to Sydney road. At the 2001 census, Violet Town had a population of 594.Census 2001 AUS|id=UCL254800|name=Violet Town (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on]

History

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1852 although closed from early 1854 until early 1859. 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 ]

The Town today

Violet Town has connections with Australian rock music - firstly, during the 1980s a song by The Church was named for the town, and more recently the town has been known for being the home of Jesse and Ella Hooper, members of rock band Killing Heidi.

It is located on the Honeysuckle Creek and has many streets named after flowers. On the second Saturday of each month it hosts a vibrant community market.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.

Transport

The railway station is serviced by VLine services between Melbourne and Albury. The town is served by passenger trains on the broad gauge track, while trains on the standard gauge track pass through non-stop.

Accident

The town became well-known in 1969 as the site of the Southern Aurora train crash.

Bibliography

* Historical Book References to Violet Town
* Don Chambers, "Violet Town or Honeysuckle in Australia Felix 1836-1908", Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1985.

External links

* [http://www.violettown.org.au/index.htm Official Violet Town Website]
* [http://www.killingheidi.com.au Killing Heidi Official Website]
* [http://localhero.biz/article/permatitle/history_of_violet_town,_victoria/ Local history of Violet Town]
* [http://www.violettown.org.au/market/CommunityMarket.htm Violet Town Community Market]

References


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