Bolinda, Victoria

Bolinda /bəˈlɪndə/ is a locality north of Melbourne, Australia on the Melbourne-Lancefield Road. It is 6 km. south of Romsey, within the Shire of Macedon Ranges.

For The Australian large print and spoken word publisher, see Bolinda Publishing.

Bolinda
Victoria
The Bolinda community hall
Bolinda is located in Shire of Macedon Ranges
Bolinda
Bolinda
Coordinates37°26′S 144°45′E
Population197 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3432
Elevation385 m (1,263 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Macedon Ranges
State electorate(s)Macedon
Federal division(s)McEwen
Localities around Bolinda:
Kerrie Monegeetta Springfield
Riddells Creek Bolinda Darraweit Guim
Riddells Creek Clarkefield Clarkefield

John Brock, one of the first British settlers in the Bolinda district, named his station Bullando Vale.[2] However, it is not clear whether this is connected in any way to the present name. Rupert Clarke owned a property named Bolinda Vale, near Romsey[3] which had been in his family, as squatters, from 1860 or earlier.[4]

Bolinda Post Office opened on 12 June 1879 and closed in 1980.[5]

The community today is centred on the primary school (established 1870), community hall and recreation reserve.

Bolinda was an intermediate stopping point on the Clarkefield-Lancefield railway which operated between 1881 and 1956.

The Bolinda Bridge, between Bolinda and Clarkefield

References
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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bolinda (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson; Carol Moore; Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN 0-646-43570-1.
  3. "Fires in Victoria". The West Australian. Vol. XXI, no. 5, 866. Western Australia. 3 January 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Melbourne Memoranda". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. Vol. I, no. 37. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1860. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 5 April 2021.


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