Faraday, Victoria

Faraday
Victoria
Faraday is located in Shire of Mount Alexander
Faraday
Faraday
Coordinates37°03′S 144°17′E / 37.050°S 144.283°E / -37.050; 144.283
Population158 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3451[2]
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mount Alexander

Faraday is a locality situated on the Calder Highway, 116 kilometres (72 mi) north west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.

History

The Post Office opened on 1 April 1867, but was closed in 1880, postal services being provided from nearby Harcourt.[4]

The former Faraday Primary School is a single-room building constructed in 1869 from local granite. It opened as a Common School and became a State School in 1873. In October 1972, six pupils and their teacher were kidnapped from the school and held for a ransom of one million dollars. All later escaped unharmed[5] (see also Faraday School kidnapping). The school was closed in 1976, and the building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Faraday".
  2. ^ "Postcode Search". Australia Post.
  3. ^ "travelmate.com.au". Archived from the original on 25 March 2007.
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Victorian Heritage Register". Heritage Victoria. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.



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