Eskdale, Victoria

Eskdale
Victoria
Omeo Highway at Eskdale
Eskdale is located in Shire of Towong
Eskdale
Eskdale
Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria
Coordinates36°28′S 147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250
Population238 (SAL 2021)[1]
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.[2]

History

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885.[3] A Beaufort bomber crashed[4] 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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