Sheep Hills is a locality in the northern Wimmera region, north-west Victoria. It is 271 km north-west of Melbourne.[3] The locality is situated on the railway line south-east of Warracknabeal, north of Minyip.[4]
| Sheep Hills Victoria | |||||||||
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 Silo art at Sheep Hills, 2018 | |||||||||
  Sheep Hills | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′58″S 142°31′47″E / 36.3495°S 142.5297°E | ||||||||
| Population | 28 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1847 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3392 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 147[2] m (482 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarriambiack | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lowan | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||
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The original inhabitants of the area around Sheep Hills were the Wotjobaluk, an Aboriginal Australian people.[5]
Sheep Hills was the name of a farm operated by Archibald McMillan in 1847.[4] The population boosted in the mid-1870s when many migrants, mostly German and Scottish, began farming in the area.[4] The district was named Bangerang (the name of a Lutheran school) and Tarkedia (the name of a State school).[4] In 1886 the railway from Minyip was extended to Warracknabeal, and many settled around the station, forming the township under the name of Sheep Hills.[4]
As of 2016, Sheep Hills has a cricket, a golf and a tennis club.[6] Also in use is the Sheep Hills Town Hall.[6]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sheep Hills (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Sheep Hills climate, averages and extreme weather record | Meat & Livestock Australia".
- ^ "SHEEP HILLS Postcode (VIC)".
- ^ a b c d e "Sheep Hills | Victorian Places".
- ^ Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places, 1993.
- ^ a b "Yarriambiack Council | Sheep Hills". yarriambiack.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010.
External links
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