Eganstown, Victoria

Eganstown is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Eganstown and the surrounding area had a population of 203.[2]

Eganstown
Victoria
Eganstown is located in Shire of Hepburn
Eganstown
Eganstown
Coordinates37°22′0″S 144°05′0″E
Population203 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3461
Elevation572 m (1,877 ft)
LGA(s)Shire of Hepburn

West of Daylesford, Victoria on the Midland Highway. Until 1872, called Blanket Flat, the town takes its name from John Egan who secured a lease of land here in 1848.[3] The land had originally been taken up by J.W. Berry in 1840.[4] The area contains the Deep Creek Mineral Spring and Corinella Spring.

Deep Creek Post Office opened on 21 January 1861, was renamed Egan's Town in 1872 and Eganstown around 1917, closing in 1969.[5]

Corinella Run

The Corinella Run was on Deep Creek and John Egan ran sheep there.[4] Egan took the name Corinella from the Aboriginal place name Koorinella, which means a place where kangaroos drink.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eganstown (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eganstown (State Suburb))". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. Darwin, Norm. "SQUATTERS ON THE UPPER LODDON". Ballarat Genealogy Society. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  4. MacDonald, Janet; Garry Powell (2008). Double Gold: 1870s Mining and Farming Diaries. Windsor, Victoria: Prahran Mechanics' Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-9804536-2-1.
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.


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