Anderson, Victoria
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Anderson is a locality in Victoria, Australia
. The roundabout which the locality is centralised around has been named the Anderson Roundabout which is all the town is thought of today.
The town (and a nearby inlet
) is named after the Anderson brothers, one of the first Europeans to settle in the area.
There was formerly a railway station (opened 1910) located on the Wonthaggi line. The station closed along with the line during 1978 due to poor patronage.
The Anderson Post Office (opened as Anderson Railway Station office) opened 1936 and closed 1971.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The roundabout which the locality is centralised around has been named the Anderson Roundabout which is all the town is thought of today.
The town (and a nearby inlet
Anderson Inlet
Anderson Inlet is a shallow and dynamic estuary in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia where the Tarwin River enters Bass Strait. It forms a 2,400 ha almost enclosed bay next to the town of Inverloch, for which it provides a popular and protected beach. At low tide its intertidal mudflats...
) is named after the Anderson brothers, one of the first Europeans to settle in the area.
History
The town was once a large farming and transport town as freight was moved up and down the railway line.There was formerly a railway station (opened 1910) located on the Wonthaggi line. The station closed along with the line during 1978 due to poor patronage.
The Anderson Post Office (opened as Anderson Railway Station office) opened 1936 and closed 1971.