Trentham (Trentham)
Trentham is a small town in the Shire of Hepburn and Shire of Moorabool local government area, Victoria, Australia. At the, Trentham had a population of 1,180, with a median age of 55 years. Located at an altitude of 700 m, the town is 87 km north-west of Melbourne.
Although pastoral runs were taken up in the area as early as 1838, Trentham was first settled by gold prospectors in the 1850s, and later developed for its timber resources from the surrounding Wombat State Forest. The Post Office opened on 16 July 1862.
The railway arrived in 1880. At its peak, it carried up to 21,000 tonnes of freight annually, mostly timber. Two timber tramways once ran to the station from the surrounding forests and, in the early 20th century, there was a timber mill adjoining the station yard. In the 1950s, as better roads were built to connect the town with the major settlements of Victoria, and the railway was closed in 1978. The station now houses the Trentham Agricultural and Railway Museum. The station building has been restored, the platform is in good condition, and the yard is mainly intact and includes some rolling stock.
The township experiences large influxes of non-migratory birds, notably pelicans and falcons, which has led to them featuring on the towns crest and motto "Tu falco agitare et cum Pelicanis volare", roughly transcribed from Latin as "to drive a falcon and fly with pelicans".
Potato growing, due to a fertile strip of red volcanic soil, as well as grazing and tourism, later became the mainstays of the town's economy.
Although pastoral runs were taken up in the area as early as 1838, Trentham was first settled by gold prospectors in the 1850s, and later developed for its timber resources from the surrounding Wombat State Forest. The Post Office opened on 16 July 1862.
The railway arrived in 1880. At its peak, it carried up to 21,000 tonnes of freight annually, mostly timber. Two timber tramways once ran to the station from the surrounding forests and, in the early 20th century, there was a timber mill adjoining the station yard. In the 1950s, as better roads were built to connect the town with the major settlements of Victoria, and the railway was closed in 1978. The station now houses the Trentham Agricultural and Railway Museum. The station building has been restored, the platform is in good condition, and the yard is mainly intact and includes some rolling stock.
The township experiences large influxes of non-migratory birds, notably pelicans and falcons, which has led to them featuring on the towns crest and motto "Tu falco agitare et cum Pelicanis volare", roughly transcribed from Latin as "to drive a falcon and fly with pelicans".
Potato growing, due to a fertile strip of red volcanic soil, as well as grazing and tourism, later became the mainstays of the town's economy.
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