Faraday, Victoria

Faraday
Victoria
Faraday
Coordinates 37°03′S 144°17′E / 37.050°S 144.283°E / -37.050; 144.283Coordinates: 37°03′S 144°17′E / 37.050°S 144.283°E / -37.050; 144.283
Postcode(s) 3451[1]
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Mount Alexander

Faraday is a locality situated on the Calder Highway, 116 kilometres (72 mi) north west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.

History

The Post Office opened on 1 April 1867, but was closed in 1880, postal services being provided from nearby Harcourt.[3]

The former Faraday Primary School is a single-room building constructed in 1869 from local granite. It opened as a Common School and became a State School in 1873. In October 1972, six pupils and their teacher were kidnapped from the school and held for a ransom of one million dollars. All later escaped unharmed.[4] (see Faraday School kidnapping) The school was closed in 1976, and the building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4]

References

  1. "Postcode Search". Australia Post.
  2. "travelmate.com.au".
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  4. 1 2 "Victorian Heritage Register". Heritage Victoria. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-22.


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