Hoddles Creek, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Hoddles Creek is a bounded rural locality in Victoria
, Australia
, 72 km east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges
. At the 2006 census
, Hoddles Creek had a population of 1,061. It is situated on the banks of Hoddle's Creek, which is, in turn, named after Robert Hoddle
. It has a school, Hoddles Creek Primary School.
The Post Office opened as Hoddle's Creek (sic) on 24 May 1862 and closed 1865. It reopened in 1869 (though known as Warburton from 1874 until 1879) and closed in 1967.
, mathematical physicist spent his early years from 1908 in Hoddles Creek.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 72 km east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges
Shire of Yarra Ranges
The Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Hoddles Creek had a population of 1,061. It is situated on the banks of Hoddle's Creek, which is, in turn, named after Robert Hoddle
Robert Hoddle
Robert Hoddle was a surveyor of Port Phillip in the 1830s, and the creator of the Hoddle Grid, the street grid system upon which inner city Melbourne is based. He was also an accomplished artist and depicted scenes of the Port Philip region as well as New South Wales...
. It has a school, Hoddles Creek Primary School.
The Post Office opened as Hoddle's Creek (sic) on 24 May 1862 and closed 1865. It reopened in 1869 (though known as Warburton from 1874 until 1879) and closed in 1967.
Notable people
Harrie MasseyHarrie Massey
Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey FRS was an influential Australian mathematical physicist. He worked primarily in the fields of atomic and atmospheric physics.- Life and career :...
, mathematical physicist spent his early years from 1908 in Hoddles Creek.