Panmure, Victoria
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Panmure is a small town in the south west of Victoria
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Panmure and the surrounding area had a population of 421.
The township was established in the 1850s. Timbercutters came to the area to harvest the River Red gum
, stringybark
and messmate trees, which were transported by bullock
teams to nearby sawmills. The clearing of the native forest and relatively high rainfall gave rise to a thriving dairy
industry that persists today. Panmure Post Office opened on 1 January 1867.
At its peak in the late nineteenth Century, Panmure consisted of a police station and courthouse, two sawmills, a blacksmith, a butcher, three churches, a pub, two stores, a bakery, and a school. The railway though the town was opened in 1890, and the town once had its own local railway station
.
The town hit international headlines, in 1883. When a ten year old girl, Margaret Nolan, was brutally murdered and sexually assulted by a man called Henry Morgan. Margaret Nolan was the eldest daughter of local grazier John Nolan, and his wife Bridget (nee Curtis). The girl's body was found by her father, at the intersection of the Ellerslie-Panmure Road and the Princess' highway. Morgan was executed for the crime in 1884, at Ararat
.
On 16 February 1983, the "Ash Wednesday
" bushfires swept through the district destroying many homes, farm buildings and livestock.
Today, the town has a pub, a general store/post office, a primary school and sporting facilities that host cricket
, Australian rules football
, and netball
clubs.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Warrnambool & District Football League.
The Mount Emu Creek
runs through the town, and forms a nice swimming hole known as the "hole" or the "big hole". Adjacent to the swimming hole in the Recreation Reserve is a natural spring that is of cultural significance to the local indigenous community.
Mount Warrnambool
, a prominent landmark is nearby.
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,...
, Panmure and the surrounding area had a population of 421.
The township was established in the 1850s. Timbercutters came to the area to harvest the River Red gum
River Red Gum
The River Red Gum is a tree of the genus Eucalyptus. It is one of around 800 in the genus. It is a plantation species in many parts of the world, but is native to Australia, where it is widespread, especially beside inland water courses...
, stringybark
Stringybark
A stringybark can be any of the many Eucalyptus species which have thick, fibrous bark. Like all eucalypts, stringybarks belong to the Myrtaceae family. In exceptionally fertile locations some stringybark species A stringybark can be any of the many Eucalyptus species which have thick, fibrous...
and messmate trees, which were transported by bullock
Ox
An ox , also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable...
teams to nearby sawmills. The clearing of the native forest and relatively high rainfall gave rise to a thriving dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
industry that persists today. Panmure Post Office opened on 1 January 1867.
At its peak in the late nineteenth Century, Panmure consisted of a police station and courthouse, two sawmills, a blacksmith, a butcher, three churches, a pub, two stores, a bakery, and a school. The railway though the town was opened in 1890, and the town once had its own local railway station
Panmure railway station, Victoria
Panmure is a closed station located in the town of Panmure, on the Warrnambool railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers....
.
The town hit international headlines, in 1883. When a ten year old girl, Margaret Nolan, was brutally murdered and sexually assulted by a man called Henry Morgan. Margaret Nolan was the eldest daughter of local grazier John Nolan, and his wife Bridget (nee Curtis). The girl's body was found by her father, at the intersection of the Ellerslie-Panmure Road and the Princess' highway. Morgan was executed for the crime in 1884, at Ararat
Ararat, Victoria
Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera...
.
On 16 February 1983, the "Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday fires
The Ash Wednesday bushfires, known in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II, were a series of bushfires that occurred in south-eastern Australia on 16 February 1983. Within twelve hours, more than 180 fires fanned by winds of up to 110 km per hour caused widespread destruction across the states...
" bushfires swept through the district destroying many homes, farm buildings and livestock.
Today, the town has a pub, a general store/post office, a primary school and sporting facilities that host cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, and netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
clubs.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Warrnambool & District Football League.
The Mount Emu Creek
Mount Emu Creek
Mount Emu Creek is a long but small meandering waterway located in the west of Victoria. The total length of the Mount Emu Creek is over 250 kilometres. The creek forms near Trawalla, and Trawalla Creek flows to Mount Emu Creek , the quantity and quality of water from Trawalla Creek is of great...
runs through the town, and forms a nice swimming hole known as the "hole" or the "big hole". Adjacent to the swimming hole in the Recreation Reserve is a natural spring that is of cultural significance to the local indigenous community.
Mount Warrnambool
Mount Warrnambool
Mount Warrnambool is a single large scoria cone volcano that is high. Mount Warrnambool is south west of Terang, Victoria, Australia. It is visible from the Princes Highway on the way to Warrnambool.The last eruption was over 5,000 years ago....
, a prominent landmark is nearby.