Balmoral, Victoria
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Balmoral is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 542.
The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 31 October 1855.
A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton
, running via Cavendish
, Balmoral and East Natimuk.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow
has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Horsham & District Football League
.
Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
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...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Balmoral and the surrounding area had a population of 542.
The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 31 October 1855.
A railway line, built in a number of sections, once connected Horsham and Hamilton
Hamilton, Victoria
Hamilton is a city in western Victoria, Australia. It is located at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway...
, running via Cavendish
Cavendish, Victoria
Cavendish is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Wannon River. At the 2006 census, Cavendish and the surrounding area had a population of 454....
, Balmoral and East Natimuk.
The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Harrow
Harrow, Victoria
Harrow is a town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of West Wimmera Local Government Area, 391 kilometres north west of the state capital Melbourne, overlooking the Glenelg River valley...
has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Horsham & District Football League
Horsham & District Football League
The Horsham & District Football League is an amateur Australian rules football league based in the Wimmera area of Western Victoria.-History:...
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Golfers play at the Balmoral Golf Club on Rocklands Road.