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Eskdale, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

36°28′S 147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250Population238 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)3701Location

382 km (237 mi) NE of Melbourne
60 km (37 mi) SE of Wodonga
39 km (24 mi) SE of Tallangatta

LGA(s)Shire of TowongState electorate(s)Benambra Federal division(s)Indi

Eskdale is a small town near the major regional centre of Albury-Wodonga, in Victoria's north. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2021 census, Eskdale and the surrounding area had a population of 238.^[2]

History

The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885.^[3] A Beaufort bomber crashed^[4] near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight.

The town today

The town has a supermarket, cafe, post office, church, primary school, bowling green and a recently built sports complex. The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Mitta Mitta has an Australian Rules football team Mitta United competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eskdale (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 February 2021
^ Kelly, Russell (2008). Going My Way. Mitta Mitta, Victoria: Wombat Gully Productions. p. 76. ISBN 9780957853324.