Newry,_Victoria

Newry, Victoria

Newry, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

Newry is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Newry - Boisdale Road, north west of Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. The town had a population in 2016 of 427 people.[2]

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History

The first survey of the area was conducted in 1860 by W. Dawson. A fresh survey was conducted in 1861 by C. P. Rafferty, and further surveying was performed by G. Hastings in 1863. The survey by Rafferty set aside occupied land for a township reserve, which was surveyed into blocks by G.T. Jones in 1867. 16 blocks were sold in 1867, and blocks were sold again in 1871.[3]

The Post Office opened on 1 February 1869 as Upper Maffra and was renamed Maffra Upper in 1889 and Newry in 1894.[4] A brick church was built in 1885.

Sport

Golfers play at the course of the Newry Golf Club on Three Chain Road.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newry (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "2016 Census QuickStats: Newry".
  3. [3]
    Dwyer, Jack (1991), St. Ita's Newry 1891-1991, Enterprise Press Pty. LTD
  4. [4]
    Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 5 April 2021
  5. [5]
    Golf Select, Newry, retrieved 11 May 2009


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