Hansonville, Victoria

Hansonville
Hansonville
Coordinates: 36°35′31″S 146°15′14″E / 36.592°S 146.254°E / -36.592; 146.254
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
187[3] m (614 ft)
Population
 • Total248 (incl. Greta South) (2011 census)[2]
Postcode
3675
Mean max temp22.4 °C (72.3 °F)
Mean min temp6.9 °C (44.4 °F)

Hansonville is a locality in the Greta district of Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Wangaratta. It had a school[4] in 1880. The postcode is 3675.

Roads in the place include Moyhu-Hansonville Rd, Banksdale Rd and Glenrowan-Moyhu Road. In the south part is School Road and Banksdale Road.[5] Factory Creek flows to the north through the area.[6]

People growing up in Hansonville include Tim Newth, co-director of the Tracks Dance Company;[7] Captain Austin Mahony who won a military cross at Pozières;[8] and John Legg (born 1892) a veterinary scientist prominent in the CSIRO.[9]

A polling place for the Division of Indi is located at Greta Complex, Greta Recreation Reserve, Greta West-Greta South Rd. In 2004 this booth returned an 82% vote for liberal and 12% for labor for the House of Representatives.[10]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hansonville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Greta South". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Hansonville climate, averages and extreme weather record | Meat & Livestock Australia".
  4. ^ "Greta at KellyGang". KellyGang and Friends Incorporated. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ^ "HANSONVILLE Street Map, VIC". Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ^ Mapsheet 24 Guide to Deer Hunting. Department of Sustainability and Environment. 3 April 2009. ISBN 978-1-74152-059-0. Retrieved 11 June 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Newth Tim (1962-)". People and organisations – Trove. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. ^ Carlyon, Les (2010). The Great War. Pan Macmillan. pp. 725–726. ISBN 978-0-330-42496-7.
  9. ^ Beverley M. Angus (2012). "Legg, John (1892–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  10. ^ "POLLING PLACE – GRETA VALLEY". Polling Place Results. Australian Electoral Commission. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2014.