Longwood, Victoria

Longwood is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area, 149 kilometres (93 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Longwood and the surrounding area had a population of 240.[1]

Longwood
Victoria
White Hart Hotel
Longwood
Coordinates36°48′S 145°25′E
Population240 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3665
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Strathbogie
State electorate(s)Euroa
Federal Division(s)Nicholls

History

Longwood was first located on the old Sydney to Melbourne Highway (in the paddocks at Fred Tubb's farm) serving as a staging post for the horse-drawn coaches. The town moved east by around 4 km when the railway was built and a station established at Longwood.

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1852 and the office named Longwood Railway Station opened in 1881.[2] Longwood was later renamed Longwood East and Longwood Railway Station was renamed to Longwood. The town and surrounding countryside was the scene of a devastating bushfire on 17 January 1965. Seven people died fleeing the flames in a car.

Today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.[3]

There is one primary school, Longwood Primary School. It has a small student population but a large plantation area at the back where the students can build houses and explore nature. There are 2 teachers at the school and the current Principal is Mr. Michael Greenaway.

The town is home to one hotel, The White Hart, moved to its current location on the corner of Down and Hill Streets when the Melbourne-Sydney train line was constructed around 1880. It serves food and beverages every day except 26 December and 1 January.

Notable people

The town was the birthplace of World War I veterans, Victoria Cross recipient Frederick Harold Tubb,[4] Lieutenant-Colonel Aubrey Roy Liddon Wiltshire[5] and Army Medical Officer, Sir Charles Ryan[6][7] and his sister, botanical artist Ellis Rowan, both at "Killeen Station".[8]

See also

References
  1. "2016 Census QuickStats Longwood". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  3. Full Points Footy. "Longwood". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  4. "Tubb, Frederick Harold (1881–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  5. Clark, Chris. "Wiltshire, Aubrey Roy Liddon (1891–1969)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. Murray Hamilton, H. "Tubb, Frederick Harold (1881–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
  7. Forster, Frank M. C. "Ryan, Sir Charles Snodgrass (1853–1926)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
  8. (Melbourne) Argus 12 September 1898

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