Allans Flat is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located along Osbornes Flat Road, north-east of Yackandandah. The areas around the town were mined for gold between the 1850s and 1904 though without sufficient population for a Post Office until 26 October 1876.[2]
| Allans Flat Victoria | |
|---|---|
  Allans Flat | |
| Coordinates | 36°16′S 146°54′E / 36.267°S 146.900°E |
| Population | 318 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3691 |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Indigo |
| State electorate(s) | Benambra |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
History
editThe town was surveyed and proclaimed in 1905. The Post Office closed in 1975.[2]
Sport & Recreation
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In 1897, Osborne's Flat Football Club won the Weiss Football Trophy, in a competition between Osborne's Flat, Gundowring and Yackandandah.[3]
The Allans Flat Football Club appears to of first been established in 1890.[4]
The club was intermittently active over the next 15 years, then competed in the Murphy's Albion Hotel (Yackandandah) Football Association in 1906.[5]
The club won a premiership in 1923 -
- Allans Flat & District Football Association
- 1923 - Allan's Flats: 3.5 - 23 d Dederang: 0.6 - 6[6]
Allan's Flat competed in the Kiewa Football Association from 1924 to 1926 and were runners up in 1925.
Allans Flat FC then competed in the Yackandandah & District Football League from 1929 to 1931, then appears to have gone into recess in 1932.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Allans Flat (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ a b Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "1897 - Football". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 6 August 1897. p. 2. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "1890 - To the Editor". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 20 September 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "1906 - Allans Flat". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 30 August 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "1923 - Allan's Flat and District Association". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 31 August 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "1925 - Football". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 4 September 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "1925 - Football: TROPHY COMES TO TALLANGATTA". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 3 September 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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