- Allansford, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Allansford
state = vic
caption =
lga =City of Warrnambool
postcode = 3277
est =
pop = 531
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = South-West Coast
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 252
dir1 = SW
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 10
dir2 = E
location2= WarrnamboolAllansford is a town in the
Western District of Victoria,Australia . It is in theCity of Warrnambool local government area. The Post Office opened onJanuary 1 ,1860 Citationlast = 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 ]
The railway though the town was opened in 1890,cite journal
year = 1990
month = March
title = Tracks Across the State
author = Sid Brown
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
pages = pages 71–76 ] and the town was once served by a local railway station. At the 2001 census, Allansford had a population of 531.Census 2001 AUS|id=UCL200800|name=Allansford (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-03-25|quick=on]A
Business Park for Warrnambool is planned for the area.Citationlast = City of Warrnambool | title = Allansford Business Park Structure Plan | url = http://www.warrnambool.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=548&h=0 | access-date = 2008-05-13 ]
The town has an
Australian Rules football team competing in theWarrnambool & District Football League .References
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