Lal Lal, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
37°40′31″S 144°00′47″E / 37.67528°S 144.01306°E / -37.67528; 144.01306- 11 km (7 mi) N of Elaine
- 23 km (14 mi) SE of Ballarat
- 108 km (67 mi) W of Melbourne
| Localities around Lal Lal: | ||
| Dunnstown and Yendon | Millbrook | Mount Egerton |
| Scotsburn | Lal Lal | Bungal |
| Clarendon | Mount Doran | Elaine |
Lal Lal is a town in Victoria (Australia), Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool and on the Geelong-Ballarat railway line, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Lal Lal and the surrounding area had a population of 476.[1]
Lal Lal Falls and the Lal Lal Reservoir on the Moorabool River are to the north-east and east of the town.[2][3]
History
The original settlement at Lal Lal was part of a substantial sheep run dating from 1845. The township became more firmly established after the mining of iron ore, lignite, kaolin (clay) and gold began in the area.[4]
The railway arrived at Lal Lal in April 1862 and Lal Lal Post Office opened on 18 July 1863 (closing in 1969).[5]
Heritage listed sites
Lal Lal contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
- Iron Mine Road, Lal Lal Iron Mine and Smelting Works[6]
- 389 Yendon-Lal Lal Road, Rothbury[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lal Lal (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ The ebb and flow of tourism at Lal Lal Falls, Victoria : A tourism history of a sacred Aboriginal site, Author: Clark, Ian, Date:2002, ISSN 0729-4352, UB Online Repository
- ^ Lal Lal catchment full and flowing for first time in 15 years, By Margaret Burin, 5 August 2011 - ABC Ballarat - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ "Lal Lal Moorabool". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 8 April 2021
- ^ "Lal Lal Iron Mine and Smelting Works (H1759)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Rothbury (H1697)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lal Lal, Victoria.
- Lal Lal at Shire of Moorabool website
- v
- t
- e
Localities in the Shire of Moorabool
- Bacchus Marsh
- Ballan
- Balliang^
- Blackwood
- Bungaree
- Buninyong^
- Coimadai
- Dales Creek
- Darley
- Dunnstown
- Durham Lead^
- Elaine
- Gordon
- Greendale
- Hopetoun Park
- Lal Lal
- Long Forest
- Maddingley
- Meredith^
- Merrimu
- Mount Egerton
- Myrniong
- Navigators
- Rowsley
- Scotsburn^
- Trentham^
- Wallace
- Warrenheip^
- Yendon
- Balliang East
- Barkstead
- Barrys Reef
- Beremboke
- Blakeville
- Bolwarrah
- Bullarook^
- Bullarto South^
- Bunding
- Bungal
- Cargerie
- Clarendon
- Claretown
- Clarkes Hill
- Colbrook
- Fiskville
- Glen Park^
- Glenmore
- Grenville^
- Ingliston
- Korobeit
- Korweinguboora^
- Leigh Creek
- Lerderderg
- Millbrook
- Mollongghip^
- Morrisons^
- Mount Doran
- Mount Wallace
- Parwan^
- Pentland Hills
- Pootilla
- Spargo Creek
- Springbank
- Wattle Flat^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
 | This article about a location in Victoria, Australia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
