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Hamilton
Victoria

Population: 10,614 (2006)[1]
• Density: 400. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/km² (1037. 0/sq mi)
Area: 22. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 km² (8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi)
LGA: Shire of Southern Grampians
State District: Lowan
Federal Division: Wannon

Hamilton is a city in western Victoria, Australia. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. The Shire of Southern Grampians is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The Electoral district of Lowan is a rural Lower House electoral district of the Victorian Parliament. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is located at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway (from Ballarat to Mount Gambier) and the Henty Highway (from Portland to Horsham). The Glenelg Highway (B160 is a 304 kilometre highway in south-eastern Australia, linking Ballarat with Mount Gambier. Ballarat (formerly spelt "Ballaarat" is a city in Victoria, Australia, and one of the country's largest inland cities Mount Gambier (post code 5290 ( is the second most populous City in South Australia after Adelaide, the capital of the state Henty Highway is a 360 kilometre highway in western Victoria Australia. The city of Portland is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. Horsham is the largest city by population and regional centre of the Wimmera region of Australia. The Hamilton Highway connects it to Geelong. The Hamilton Highway in western Victoria, Australia (state route B140 runs from the Princes Highway in Geelong west to the town of Hamilton MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state

Hamilton is in the federal Division of Wannon, and is in the Southern Grampians local government area. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. The Shire of Southern Grampians is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria.

Hamilton claims to be the "Wool Capital of the World", based on its strong historical links to sheep grazing which continue today.

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History

Early history

Hamilton was built near the border of three traditional indigenous tribal territories: the Gunditjmara land that stretches south to the coast, the Tjapwurong land to the north east and the Bunganditj territory to the west. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Gunditjmara, or Gundidj for short are an Indigenous Australian group from southern Victoria ( Gunditj = belonging to mara = person People who lived in these areas tended to be settled rather than nomadic. The region was (and is) fertile and well-watered, leading to an abundance of wildlife, and no need to travel far for food. Physical remains such as the weirs and fish traps found in Lake Condah to the south of Hamilton , as well as accounts of early white settlers support local indigenous oral histories of well established settlements in the area.

White settlement and conflict

On 12 September 1836, the explorer, Major Thomas Mitchell was the first European to travel through the area where Hamilton later developed. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Major Sir Thomas Livingstons Mitchell ( June 16, 1792 -1855 surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born at Grangemouth His reports of the fertility and abundance of ‘Australia Felix’ (as he called this region of Western Victoria) encouraged pastoralists to move to the area and establish large sheep runs. Australia Felix is also a novel by Henry Handel Richardson. See The Fortunes of Richard Mahony. Pastoralism or pastoral farming is the branch of Agriculture concerned with the raising of Livestock. By 1839 there were a number of settlers in the area including the Wedge family whose property ‘The Grange' was located within the present town site.

Conflict between the pastoralists and the indigenous population soon arose. The local people resisted encroachment on their traditional tribal lands. They stole and killed sheep for food and out of retaliation for the settlers' use of their hunting territory as grazing-land. It seems apparent that a number of Aborigines in the Western district were murdered in this period in the resulting conflicts.

When Governor La Trobe visited The Grange in 1841 he noted the extent of interracial violence and appointed Acheson French as police magistrate to the area. Charles Joseph La Trobe ( 20 March 1801 – 4 December 1875) was the first lieutenant-governor of the colony of Victoria A constable and a detachment of mounted police, to be based at The Grange, were also appointed and convicts from Portland erected a hut for the magistrate and barracks for the troopers on the site of the present courthouse and police station on Martin and Thompson Streets.

Another result of the conflict was the establishment of an Aboriginal reserve, intended for the protection of the indigenous people. This further angered the pastoralists who regarded the reserve and its administration as hostile to their interests. Violence and brutality appear to have continued unchecked until Governor La Trobe ordered the Portland Commissioner, all his border police and a contingent of ‘native police’ to the Grange in September 1842. From as early as 1837 a Native Police Corps was established in the Port Phillip District of the Australian colony of New South Wales (now Victoria) This, along with the effects of dislocation, European diseases, and killings marked the end of most of the indigenous resistance in the area.

Birth of the town

Hamilton in 1927
Hamilton in 1927

The proximity of The Grange to other properties and to important tracks between Portland and New South Wales led to the gradual emergence of a small town. This included an inn, blacksmith, a small store and some shanties and businesses nearby. The site was a small social centre for surrounding pastoral properties, with horse races being held along the Grange Burn flat. A Post Office opened on July 1, 1844 (Hamilton from January 1, 1854). "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year [2]

The desire for a school prompted a town survey that commenced in 1849. The township of Hamilton was formally declared in 1851. The town was most likely named after Hamilton near Glasgow in Scotland due to the large proportion of Scottish settlers. Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west- Central Lowlands of Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

Industry and Employment

Sheep grazing and agriculture are the primary industries in the surrounding shire, the area producing as much as 15% of Australia’s total wool clip [3]. Inside the city of Hamilton the majority of employment is provided by the retail industry (20%) and the Health and Community Services sector (14. 5%). The unemployment rate at the 2001 Census was put at 6. 1%, with a workforce participation rate of 58. 9% [4].

Media

Newspaper

Hamilton and the surrounding areas is serviced by The Hamilton Spectator, a tri-weekly local newspaper published by the Spectator Observer newspaper group. Established in 1859 as the Hamilton Courier, it became the Hamilton Spectator and Grange District Advertiser in 1860, and later The Hamilton Spectator.

Radio

There are two radio stations that services Hamilton and the surrounding areas:

Both are owned by the Ace Radio network which operates radio stations in the Western District of Victoria. ACE Radio is an Australian radio company owning several AM and FM stations in Victoria.

Attractions and events

From 1881 William Guilfoyle, the director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne was employed to design the Hamilton Botanic Gardens. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Robert Guilfoyle ( 8 December 1840 – 25 June 1912) was a landscape gardener and botanist in Victoria Governance and history The gardens are governed under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act of 1991 by the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens who are responsible to the Minister for Environment Set in four acres (16,000 m²), the gardens are distinguished by rare botanic species, a superbly restored rotunda, a small zoo featuring rabbits, cockatiels and budgies and playground and the ornate Thomson Fountain. The National Trust of Australia classified the gardens in 1990 with eight tree species listed on the Register of Significant Trees in Victoria. The Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT is a community-based non-government organisation committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous natural and historic heritage Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Sheepvention, a wool-related trade-show and exhibition is held in the Hamilton Show-grounds in the first Monday & Tuesday of August each year, and attracts up to 20,000 visitors. It has a similar feel to an Agricultural show but is focused on wool and sheep. An agricultural show is a public event showcasing the equipment animals sports and recreation associated with Agriculture and Animal husbandry. The Hamilton Agricultural Show is normally held in November.

The Big Wool Bales is an attraction consisting of five linked structures designed to resemble five gigantic woolbales - a tribute to the importance of the local wool industry. Together they form a building containing wool-related displays such as historical memorabilia, including farming and shearing equipment, wool scales, old horse harnesses, wool presses and weaving looms, along with wool samples and rural clothing.

The Keeping Place is a small museum and living history centre run by local indigenous people.

The Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum celebrates the founding of Ansett Australia in Hamilton in 1935 and displays items from the early days of the Ansett Airlines' operation. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Sport

There are many sporting clubs and leagues in the Hamilton area. The town is served by its two Australian rules football teams; Hamilton Magpies and Hamilton Imperials. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Both teams compete in the Western Border Football League. The Western Border Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Lower South East region of South Australia, and south-western Netball, field hockey, basketball and cricket are other popular sports in the town. Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Hamilton opened a large Indoor Sports and Aquatic Centre in March 2006, which contains four basketball courts, a twenty-metre indoor swimming pool, and a large gym. A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual Education of young men (see Gymnasium Hamilton also has an extensive rowing program, with two clubs; Hamilton Rowing Club (HRC) and The Hamilton and Alexandra College Rowing Club (HACRC).

Wildlife and Parks

The Eastern Barred Bandicoot is native to the area, and a reserve has been built to protect the endangered species. The Eastern Barred Bandicoot ( Perameles gunni) was once distributed across the Basalt Plains of south west Victoria, a small corner of South Australia and An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation In more recent times (2007), the numbers both within the reserve and without have been severely diminished to the point of near extinction as a result of extended drought. Within the city the public lands adjoining the river and Lake Hamilton have been subject to spasmodic tree-planting projects. To this date, these spaces await a serious undertaking to add to the city's natural aesthetic and create a more attractive recreation space. Mount Napier the highest point on the Western District Plains is found 15 km south of Hamilton. Mount Napier in Victoria, Australia, one of the youngest Volcanoes in Australia last erupted about 5290 BC

Prominent Hamiltonians

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). (The Hon David Peter Maxwell Hawker (born 1 May 1949) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of The Division of Wannon is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. Hamilton Airport is located about 12 km from Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hamilton (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008 
  3. ^ Shire of Southern Grampians Council- Department of Planning and Community Development
  4. ^ Know your area - Southern Grampians (S)

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