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Eskdale, Victoria

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Town in Victoria, Australia
Eskdale
Victoria
Omeo Highway at Eskdale
Eskdale is located in Shire of TowongEskdaleEskdaleLocation in Shire of Towong, Victoria
Coordinates36°28′S 147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250
Population238 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)3701
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Towong
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal division(s)Indi

Eskdale is a small town near the major regional centre of Albury-Wodonga, in Victoria's north. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2021 census, Eskdale and the surrounding area had a population of 238.

History

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885. A Beaufort bomber crashed near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight.

The town today

Autumn foliage in the Main Street

The town has a supermarket, cafe, post office, church, primary school, bowling green and a recently built sports complex. The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Mitta Mitta has an Australian Rules football team Mitta United competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 February 2021
  4. Kelly, Russell (2008). Going My Way. Mitta Mitta, Victoria: Wombat Gully Productions. p. 76. ISBN 9780957853324.

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