Gordon, Victoria
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Gordon is a town in Victoria
, Australia
. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool
Local Government Area, 95 kilometres (59 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne
. At the 2006 census
, Gordon had a population of 453.
The Post Office opened on 1 July 1858 and was known as Gordon's until 1887.
The local railway station
on the Melbourne - Ballarat railway
opened in 1879 and closed in 1981.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Highlands Football League
.
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...
. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool
Shire of Moorabool
The Shire of Moorabool is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the southwestern part of the state. It has an area of 2,110 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 25,474....
Local Government Area, 95 kilometres (59 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. 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,...
, Gordon had a population of 453.
The Post Office opened on 1 July 1858 and was known as Gordon's until 1887.
The local railway station
Gordon railway station, Victoria
Gordon is a closed station located in the town of Gordon, on the Melbourne - Ballarat railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station building is now being used by the Australian Railway Historical Society....
on the Melbourne - Ballarat railway
Ballarat railway line, Victoria
The Serviceton railway line is a railway serving the west of Victoria, Australia. The line links the state capital of Melbourne to the cities of Ballarat and Ararat, and once extended to the South Australian border as part of the Melbourne-Adelaide railway...
opened in 1879 and closed in 1981.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Highlands Football League
Central Highlands Football League
The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18 and Under 15 grades.-History:...
.