Scotchmans Lead, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
37°40′S 143°51′E / 37.667°S 143.850°E / -37.667; 143.850Scotchmans Lead, a rural locality 6 km (3.7 statute miles) from Buninyong, in South Western Victoria, Australia, sits between the Yarrowee River, Midland Highway and Scotchmans Lead Road. It has recently[when?] been renamed Scotchmans Lead from Yarrowee, after a proposal by the Ballarat City Council to change its name back to the name of its historic days.[citation needed]
Scotchmans Lead was once a prominent mining area and farming area, with many properties still rearing animals such as cows and horses. The former Scotchmans Lead school, itself originally a church, has recently[timeframe?] been turned into a bed-and-breakfast.
Scotchman's Lead Post Office opened on 17 January 1865, was renamed Yarrowee in 1875, and closed in 1961.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Scotchmans Lead (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 2 April 2021
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