Sheep Hills, Victoria
| Sheep Hills Victoria | |||||||
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  Sheep Hills | |||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′58″S 142°31′47″E / 36.3495°S 142.5297°ECoordinates: 36°20′58″S 142°31′47″E / 36.3495°S 142.5297°E | ||||||
| Population | 189 (2006 census) | ||||||
| Established | 1847 | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3392 | ||||||
| Elevation | 147[1] m (482 ft) | ||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarriambiack | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lowan | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mallee | ||||||
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Sheep Hills is a locality in the northern Wimmera region, north-west Victoria. It is 271km north-west of Melbourne.[2] The town is situated on the railway line south-east of Warracknabeal, north of Minyip.[3]
The original inhabitants of the area around Sheep Hills were the Wotjobaluk aboriginal tribe.[4]
Sheep Hills was the name of a farm operated by Archibald McMillan in 1847.[3] The population boosted in the mid-1870s when many migrants, mostly German and Scottish, began farming in the area.[3] The district was named Bangerang (the name of a Lutheran school) and Tarkedia (the name of a State school).[3] In 1886 the railway from Minyip was extended to Warracknabeal, and many settled around the station, forming the township under the name of Sheep Hills.[3]
As of 2016, Sheep Hills has a cricket, a golf and a tennis club.[5] Also in use is the Sheep Hills Town Hall.[5]
References
- ↑ http://weather.mla.com.au/climate-history/vic/sheep-hills
- ↑ http://postcodez.com.au/postcode/vic/sheep-hills
- 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/sheep-hills
- ↑ Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places, 1993.
- 1 2 http://yarriambiack.vic.gov.au/about-yarriambiack-council/community-directory/sheep-hills/