Balmoral, Victoria
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Balmoral is a town in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 294.[1]
The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 31 October 1855.[2]
A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton, running via Cavendish, Balmoral and East Natimuk.[3] The railway closed 1 July 1979 with the majority of the railway track being removed, though several rail bridges remain in place.
The Balmoral Magistrates' Court closed on 1 November 1981, not having been visited by a Magistrate since 1971.[4]
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow has an Australian Rules football and netball club competing in the Horsham & District Football League.[5]
Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.[6]
The Douglas Mine owned by Iluka Resources, which operated from 2006 to 2012 is located nearby.
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- ↑ The Horsham – Hamilton via Balmoral Railway, Turton, Keith W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin July 1968 pp153-171
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- ↑ Horsham District Football Netball League
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