Faraday, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
37°03′S 144°17′E / 37.050°S 144.283°E / -37.050; 144.283- 116 km (72 mi) NW of Melbourne
- 16 km (10 mi) E of Castlemaine
- 38 km (24 mi) S of Bendigo[3]
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
- ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Faraday".
- ^ "Postcode Search". Australia Post.
- ^ "travelmate.com.au". Archived from the original on 25 March 2007.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Victorian Heritage Register". Heritage Victoria. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
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Localities in the Mount Alexander Shire
- Campbells Creek
- Carisbrook^
- Castlemaine
- Chewton
- Elphinstone
- Fryerstown
- Guildford^
- Harcourt
- Lockwood South^
- Maldon
- Malmsbury^
- Newstead
- Ravenswood^
- Redesdale^
- Taradale^
- Yapeen
- Barfold
- Baringhup
- Baringhup West
- Barkers Creek
- Bradford
- Campbelltown^
- Chewton Bushlands
- Drummond North^
- Eastville^
- Eddington^
- Faraday
- Franklinford^
- Glenluce
- Golden Point
- Gower
- Green Gully
- Greenhill^
- Harcourt North^
- Irishtown
- Joyces Creek^
- Langley
- McKenzie Hill
- Metcalfe
- Metcalfe East
- Moolort^
- Moonlight Flat
- Muckleford
- Muckleford South
- Myrtle Creek^
- Neereman
- Nuggetty
- Ravenswood South
- Sandon
- Shelbourne^
- Strangways^
- Strathlea^
- Sutton Grange
- Tarilta^
- Tarrengower
- Vaughan
- Walmer
- Welshmans Reef
- Werona^
- Yandoit Hills
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
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