Smiths Gully
Victoria
The general store
Population5.5 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3760
Elevation191 m (627 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Nillumbik
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)McEwen
Localities around Smiths Gully:
St Andrews St Andrews Christmas Hills
Panton Hill Smiths Gully Christmas Hills
Panton Hill Christmas Hills Christmas Hills

Smiths Gully is a town in Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Smiths Gully recorded a population of 356 at the 2021 census.[1]

Smith Gully Road Post Office opened in 1902, was renamed Smith Gully in 1964 and Smiths Gully later that year.[2] The Post Office continues to operate at the general store on the Kangaroo Ground – St Andrews Road.[3]

Primary schools operated in Smiths Gully during 1867-84 and in 1886.[3]

The 1860s Queenstown Cemetery[4] is a rare example of a private burial ground established by district's early settlers and is also a resting place of several prominent local citizens. The Cemetery is 1 km east of the Smiths Gully Store.

See also

  • Shire of Eltham – Smiths Gully was previously within this former local government area.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Smiths Gully (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 April 2021
  3. 1 2 "Smiths Gully". Victorian Places. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Queenstown Cemetery". Victorian Heritage Database. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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