Town in Victoria, Australia
Eskdale Victoria | |
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Omeo Highway at Eskdale | |
EskdaleLocation in Shire of Towong, Victoria | |
Coordinates | 36°28′S 147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250 |
Population | 238 (SAL 2021) |
Postcode(s) | 3701 |
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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
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
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 February 2021
- Kelly, Russell (2008). Going My Way. Mitta Mitta, Victoria: Wombat Gully Productions. p. 76. ISBN 9780957853324.
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