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Yellingbo

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Yarra Ranges Shire Council VIC, PO Box 105, Yellingbo, VIC 3139
1300 368 333

Description

Yellingbo is a town in Victoria, Australia, 48 km east from Melbourne's central business district.

Yellingbo is a town in Victoria, Australia, 48 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 census, Yellingbo had a population of 534.

History

The town formed around a store opened by James Claxton in 1883 next to Woori Yallock Creek, and was initially known as "Claxton". When Claxton died his brother-in-law Henry Parslow and nephew Christopher John Parslow continued to run the store, and built a bridge over the Yarra River there, whence the town was known as "Parslow's Bridge".

The post office opened a receiving office around 1902 as "Parslow's" and a full post office in 1927 with Christopher Parslow as postmaster. In August 1946 it was renamed "Yellingbo" after the last Aboriginal resident, his name literally meaning "today" in the Woiwurrung language. The post office was closed on 23 February 1991.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 42.401 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 118 m

Population number: 534

Local Government Area: Yarra Ranges Shire Council

Location

Yarra Ranges Shire Council VIC, PO Box 105, Yellingbo, VIC 3139

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

Yellingbo - Localista

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