Yendon is a locality in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne and approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Ballarat. The town was originally called Buninyong East, but was changed in 1879 to Yendon, believed to be an Indigenous Australian word meaning "waterhole".[2]
| Yendon Victoria | |
|---|---|
 A tree-lined street in Yendon | |
  Yendon | |
| Coordinates | 37°38′S 143°58′E / 37.633°S 143.967°E |
| Population | 307 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3352 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool |
| State electorate(s) | Eureka |
| Federal division(s) | Ballarat |
At the 2016 census, Yendon had a population of 307.[1]
History
editThe Geelong-Ballarat railway line passed through Yendon, and for a while in the early 1860s it was the terminus of the line. The station was originally called Buninyong, but was changed to Yendon in 1876.[3] A substantial two-storey bluestone station building was opened in 1862. It was demolished in 1969,[2] and the stone was reused to construct garden retaining walls at the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education, now Federation University.[4]
Yendon's first school, the Common School, opened in 1864, and became Yendon State School in 1879. It closed at the end of 1993.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yendon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Yendon". Victorian Places. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Yendon Township Information Display". Goldfields Guide. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Photograph - black and white - Yendon Railway Station, 1968". Victorian Collection. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Public Record Office Archive, [www.archivalaccessvictoria.com/Downloads/PROV_SCHOOL_LIST.xlsx], accessed 28 November 2016
- ^ "Plaque, bronze, school". Victorian Collection. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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