Mount Egerton, Victoria

Mount Egerton, Victoria
Mount Egerton
Victoria
Mount Egerton General Store, Victoria, Australia.jpg
Mount Egerton General Store
Mount Egerton is located in Shire of Moorabool
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Mount Egerton
Population: 215[1]
Postcode: 3352
Location:
LGA: Shire of Moorabool
State District: Ballarat East
Federal Division: Ballarat

Mount Egerton is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area, 97 kilometres (60 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Mount Egerton had a population of 215.[1]

European settlement began in Mount Egerton in 1853 with the discovery of gold at All Nations Gully.[2] The Post Office opened on 1 February 1856 and closed in 1993. [3]

The Mount Egerton General Store was redeveloped into a fish and chip shop, Bottle O and laundromat in 1996, with the old bank being removed to make way. The shop closed in May 2010, and the premises are now used as a private residence.

Mount Egerton also has a primary school. This opened on November 6th, 1877 and has a history of more than 130 years.[4]

The home ground of Ballan United Soccer Club and the Moorabool Panthers Soccer Club is formally known as the Mt Egerton Recreation Reserve.

References

Coordinates: 37°37′S 144°06′E / 37.617°S 144.1°E / -37.617; 144.1



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