Springhurst, Victoria

Springhurst
Victoria
The main street of Springhurst, 2009. The post office is on the left, the Carriers Arms Hotel on the right
Springhurst is located in Rural City of Wangaratta
Springhurst
Springhurst
Coordinates36°11′S 146°28′E / 36.183°S 146.467°E / -36.183; 146.467
Population348 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3682
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Wangaratta
State electorate(s)Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)Indi

Springhurst is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. It is in the Rural City of Wangaratta local government area, 280 kilometres (170 mi) north east of the state capital and 16 km from the city of Wangaratta. At the 2016 census, Springhurst and the surrounding area had a population of 348.[1]

Springhurst was on the Hume Highway between Melbourne and Sydney, but has now been bypassed by the Hume Freeway. Springhurst railway station was the junction for a branch line to Wahgunyah, on the Murray River. The line was closed in the early 1990s. The township has run a Friday night social group in the recreation hall for people to get to know others in the area.

Springhurst has a station on the North East railway line from Albury to Melbourne. From Monday to Friday, there is a road coach service from Corowa to Wangaratta, via Rutherglen, that stops at the post office.[2]

Springhurst Football Club

Springhurst Football Club had been established by 1893,[3] and competed in the Chiltern & District Football Association in 1913 and 1914, in 1919 and 1920, from 1922 to 1927, in 1930, from 1933 to 1937, in 1939, and from 1950 to 1956, after which the Chiltern & District Football Association folded.

Springhurst played in the Ovens and Murray Football League in 1921,[4] but returned to the Chiltern & District Football Association in 1922.[5]

In 1905, Springhurst defeated Chiltern Valley No.2 to win the Federal Junior Football Association premiership.[6]

In 1920, Springhurst went through the season without losing a game and defeated Lake Rovers in the Chiltern & District Football Association grand final.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Springhurst". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ Corowa - Wangaratta Public Transport Victoria
  3. ^ "Springhurst Football Club". The Corowa Free Press. 5 May 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "1921 - O&MFL Final Ladder". The Corowa Free Press. 5 August 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Football: Country Matches". The Argus. 14 June 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 1 November 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Football". The Corowa Free Press. 8 September 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Country Matches". The Argus. 17 August 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.