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Byaduk

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Southern Grampians Shire Council VIC, Locked Bag 685, Byaduk, VIC 3301
03 5573 0444

Description

Byaduk is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

Byaduk is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.

European settlement began around 1853 by Wendish or Sorbian

Lutheran immigrants who gave it the name Neukirch after the town in Saxony.The township was settled in the early 1860s, and named Byaduk, an aboriginal word apparently meaning "stone tomahawk". The Post Office opened on 1 August 1863.

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The Byaduk Caves, lava tubes from the volcanic eruption of Mount Napier, are nearby.You can also see extensive views of the lava flow at Harmans Valley and the tumuli lava blisters off Old Crushers Road.

Details

Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 119.9 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 153 m

Population number: 123

Local Government Area: Southern Grampians Shire Council

Location

Southern Grampians Shire Council VIC, Locked Bag 685, Byaduk, VIC 3301

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Byaduk, Victoria

Byaduk - Localista

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