Tourello

Tourello
Tourello
Coordinates: 37°21′12″S 143°46′36″E / 37.3534°S 143.7766°E / -37.3534; 143.7766
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total46 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode
3352
Localities around Tourello
Clunes
Glendaruel Tourello Glendonald
Coghills Creek

Tourello is a locality in western Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Tourello and the surrounding area had a population of 46.[1]

It was the location of the Sheepwash (later Tourello) school, conducted by Henry Judkins in the late 19th-century.[2]

In November 1874, when the railway from Ballarat to Clunes was opened, a railway station was established at Tourello. The station was closed in 1956.[3][4]

A post office was opened at Tourello in 1868 and was later moved to the railway station. A post office was re-established in Tourello in 1887 but was closed in 1895. The railway station post office was closed in 1950.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tourello (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ Davison, Graeme; Dunstan, Keith (1983). "William Henry Judkins (1869–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Station Details: Mildura Line". trainsandtrams.com. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Tourello". Vicsig. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Document - Tourello Post Office". Victorian Collections. Retrieved 1 March 2026.