List of places in Victoria named from pastoral runs

This is a list of places in Victoria, Australia that retain the names of pastoral leases or runs that were granted from the late 1830s.

Introduction

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The Omeo Plains near Benambra from Mt Blowhard

The major reference for the leases is from 1866 when they were established throughout Victoria, and while many had been subdivided the original name was still extant.[1] Eighteen pastoral districts existed at that time, the Settled Districts being generally a coastal strip from suburban Melbourne west to Portland where farming development was encouraged and Colony services were provided. The Swan Hill district included most of what is now The Mallee.

Leases bearing names of geographical features are mainly excluded as the name usually preceded the establishment of the run, for instance Mount Eccles or Fitzroy River.

Many localities listed are named from the parish in which they exist, the parish having been surveyed and gazetted later than the pastoral run and named from the run.County and Parish lists, Victoria 1910

Localities are bounded areas as recognised by the Victorian Registrar of Geographic Names acting under the Geographic Place Names Act (1998), although boundaries are the responsibility of each council. Detailed maps showing locality boundaries within a Local Government Area (LGA) are available on the State Government Victoria's, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI), Land and Survey Spatial Information (LASSI) interactive map website.

Placenames followed by an asterisk are unbounded areas within localities, defined as neighbourhoods.

The list

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Locality or place Local government area Run name Pastoral district Parish
Kotupna Shire of Moira Kotupna Benalla
Terrick Terrick East Shire of Campaspe Terrick Terrick Plains Echuca
Bungil Shire of Towong Bungil Beechworth
Genoa Shire of East Gippsland Genoa North Gipps Land
Benambra Shire of East Gippsland Benambra Beechworth
Marysville Shire of Murrindindi Maryville South Gipps Land
Gelantipy Shire of East Gippsland Gelantiby Omeo
Rodborough Shire of Central Goldfields Rodborough Vale Castlemaine
Tarcombe Shire of Strathbogie Tarcombe Benalla
St Germains City of Greater Shepparton St Germain's Echuca
Ghin Ghin Shire of Murrindindi Ghin Ghin Benalla
Birchip Shire of Buloke Wirmburchep East Wimmera Wirmbirchip
Cornella Shire of Campaspe Cornella Creek Echuca
Tongala Shire of Campaspe Tongala Echuca
Bangholme City of Greater Dandenong Bangholme Settled Districts
Yawong Hills Shire of Buloke Yawong or Springs Castlemaine
Kergunyah Shire of Indigo Kergunia Beechworth
Peechelba Shire of Moira Peechelba Benalla
Windermere City of Ballarat Windermere Castlemaine
Cobungra Shire of East Gippsland Cobungra Omeo
Kimbolton City of Greater Bendigo Kimbolton Gisborne
Kamarooka Shire of Loddon Kamarooka Echuca
Yabba * Shire of Towong Yabba Beechworth
Arcadia City of Greater Shepparton Arcadia Benalla
Moondarra Shire of Baw Baw Moondarra South Gipps Land
Tarrone Shire of Moyne Tarrone Warrnambool
Sandmount* Shire of Moira Sand Mount Swan Hill
Sunset* Rural City of Mildura Sunset Swan Hill
Prairie Shire of Loddon Prairie (or Terrick Terrick East) Echuca
Omeo Shire of East Gippsland Omeo Omeo
Tootgarook Shire of Mornington Peninsula Tootgarook Melbourne
Lawler Shire of Buloke Lawler East Wimmera
Glenmore Shire of Moorabool Glenmore Benalla
Wonwondah Rural City of Horsham Wonwondah West Wimmera
Wahgunyah Shire of Indigo Wahgunyah Beechworth
Baynton Shire of Macedon Ranges Darlington
owner: Thomas Baynton
Gisborne

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Butler and Brooke's National Directory of Victoria for 1866-67, unpaginated- section: Squatting Directory. Victoria. 1866.