Bolinda, Victoria

Bolinda
Victoria
Bolinda; Victoria
	The Bolinda community hall
	Bolinda
Coordinates	37°26′S 144°45′E / 37.433°S 144.750°E
Population	185 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	3432
Elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Location	52 km (32 mi) from Melbourne ; 20 km (12 mi) N of Sunbury ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Macedon Ranges
State electorate(s)	Macedon
Federal division(s)	McEwen
	Localities around Bolinda:

Bolinda /bəˈlɪndə/ is a locality north of Melbourne, Australia on the Melbourne-Lancefield Road. It is located 6 km south of Romsey, within the Shire of Macedon Ranges.

John Brock, one of the first British settlers in the Bolinda district, named his station Bullando Vale.^[2] However, it is not clear whether this is connected in any way to the present name. Rupert Clarke owned a property named Bolinda Vale, near Romsey^[3] which had been in his family, as squatters, from 1860 or earlier.^[4]

Bolinda Post Office opened on 12 June 1879 and closed in 1980.^[5]

The community today is centred on the primary school (established 1870), community hall and recreation reserve.

Bolinda was an intermediate stopping point on the Clarkefield-Lancefield railway which operated between 1881 and 1956.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bolinda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson; Carol Moore; Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN 0-646-43570-1.
^ "Fires in Victoria". The West Australian. Vol. XXI, no. 5, 866. Western Australia. 3 January 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Melbourne Memoranda". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. Vol. I, no. 37. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1860. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bolinda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson; Carol Moore; Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN 0-646-43570-1.

[3] "Fires in Victoria". The West Australian. Vol. XXI, no. 5, 866. Western Australia. 3 January 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Melbourne Memoranda". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. Vol. I, no. 37. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1860. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[a-5] "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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v t e Localities in the Shire of Macedon Ranges
City	Gisborne
Town	Ashbourne Bullengarook Carlsruhe Clarkefield^ Darraweit Guim Drummond^ Gisborne South Goldie Kyneton Lancefield Lauriston Macedon Malmsbury^ Monegeetta Mount Macedon New Gisborne Newham Riddells Creek Romsey Spring Hill^ Taradale^ Toolern Vale^ Tylden^ Woodend Woodend North
Locality	Baynton Baynton East Benloch Bolinda Bylands^ Cadello Cherokee Chintin Cobaw Denver^ Edgecombe Fern Hill^ Greenhill^ Hesket Kerrie Kyneton South Pastoria Pastoria East Pipers Creek Rochford Sidonia Springfield Tantaraboo Trentham East^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA