Description
Rushworth is a township in Victoria, Australia.
Rushworth is a township in Victoria, Australia. It is located 157 kilometres (98 mi) north of Melbourne and, at the 2016 Census, had a population of 1,335.
History
Rushworth was established during the Victorian gold rush in 1853. It was named by poet and later local Goldfields Commissioner Richard Henry Horne in 1854. Its post office opened on 16 September 1857.The goldfields became no longer viable due to the underground water table and were closed during the gold rush.
The Rushworth Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990.
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Population: 1,001 - 10,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 172.564 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 153 m
Population number: 1,335
Local Government Area: Shire of Campaspe
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Rushworth, Victoria