Bolinda, Victoria
| Bolinda Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Bolinda community hall | |||||||||||||
  Bolinda | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°26′S 144°45′E / 37.433°S 144.750°ECoordinates: 37°26′S 144°45′E / 37.433°S 144.750°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3432 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||
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Bolinda /bəˈlɪndə/ is a small town and locality north of Melbourne, Australia on the Melbourne-Lancefield Road. It is 6 km. south of Romsey, within the Shire of Macedon Ranges.
John Brock, one of the first British settlers in the Bolinda district, named his station Bullando Vale.[1] However, it is not clear whether this is connected in any way to the present name.
Bolinda Post Office opened on 12 June 1879 and closed in 1980.[2]
The community today is centred on the primary school (established 1870), community hall and recreation reserve.
Bolinda was an intermediate stopping point on the Clarkefield-Lancefield railway which operated between 1881 and 1956.
The Bolinda Bridge, between Bolinda and Clarkefield
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- ↑ Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson; Carol Moore; Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN 0-646-43570-1.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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