Description
Elmore is a small town in Victoria north-east of Bendigo on the Campaspe River.
Elmore is a small town in Victoria north-east of Bendigo on the Campaspe River. Elmore is close to the Whipstick State Park.
At the 2016 census, Elmore had a population of 776.
History
In the 1840s a small settlement developed on the Campaspe River servicing pastoral runs.The Post Office opened on 1 January 1849 as Bertram's Inn. On 1 January 1850 it was renamed Campaspie (sic). In 1864 when the township was established the name became Runnymede and in around 1882 the name was changed again to Elmore.A Court of Petty Sessions opened at Elmore on 17 December 1965, despite its proximity to the then-existing court at Rochester. in 1971 along with other Courts of Petty Sessions and closed on 1 January 1983, having sat for only 24 hours and heard 280 cases in 1981.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 135.393 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 132 m
Population number: 776
Local Government Area: City of Greater Bendigo
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Elmore, Victoria