Knowledge

Antwerp, Victoria

Source 📝

55: 733: 280: 391: 330: 342: 318: 39: 628: 62: 263:
Antwerp State School No. 3104 (originally named Antwerp South State School) opened circa 1891, with tenders called to relocate a building from Koonik Koonik in 1901 and additions in 1905. The building was condemned by the Shire of Dimboola in 1909 on health grounds due to overcrowding. The school was
294:
Social infrastructure reflected the larger population in the early years, which included a hall built in 1904, a Methodist church and sports facilities including an oval and tennis courts at a recreation reserve across the river. The locality previously had its own football, cricket, tennis and
267:
The first "Antwerp" Post Office opened on 25 November 1891, but was renamed Antwerp North in March 1892 and then Tarranyurk in May 1895, which mirrored its location along the railway line. The new Antwerp Post Office opened at Antwerp township in March 1892 and closed in January 1990.
275:
The concrete "Geelong" silos for bulk grain handling and storage were built for the Grain Elevators Board of Victoria and opened for the 1939/40 harvest. The steel "ASCOM" silos were built in the late 1950s and the grain bunker area was constructed in the early 1980s.
271:
Antwerp railway station and sidings on the Dimboola to Jeparit railway line opened in June 1894. Passengers were carried on mixed goods/passenger trains pre-war (six days per week in 1928). The railway line was converted from broad to standard gauge in 1995.
307:
has been restored and is the localities tourist attraction. A downsized town remains with a few houses, the grain silos adjoining the railway line, the hall and the bridge with tennis courts across the other side. The Antwerp Tennis Club is still competing.
236:
The area was first settled by Europeans in 1846, when George Shaw and Horatio Ellerman applied for 130,000 acres (530 km) for sheep grazing. Ellerman named the area after his birthplace, the Belgian city of
659: 287:
A timber bridge was constructed across the river at Antwerp circa 1890. This bridge remained in service until replaced with a concrete bridge that was built parallel to it on the upstream side around 1990.
1256: 652: 192: 180: 291:
A timber weir was built across the Wimmera River in 1903 to provide a perennial water supply by regulating the river. Open channels were constructed across the landscape.
54: 645: 264:
rebuilt, and continued operating until it was closed at the end of 1981 due to falling enrolments. The school buildings were removed from the site after closure.
87: 475: 411: 502: 449: 423: 341: 329: 1251: 828: 598: 860: 260:, which was sold under the brand name EMU. The eucalyptus oil business was responsible for the influx of people into the district. 369: 732: 562: 168: 80: 632: 185: 279: 1050: 796: 781: 1145: 373: 250: 249:
and Reverend Spieseke, arrived in the area. By 1859 they had built a church, and in 1860 they baptised an
225: 131: 123: 1195: 853: 1115: 1030: 791: 786: 1125: 1110: 838: 811: 806: 757: 546: 317: 221: 1180: 1100: 1205: 1040: 985: 970: 934: 765: 311:
The grain facilities are not in use, and the railway siding is used to store surplus grain wagons.
246: 209: 1200: 1160: 1120: 1085: 1020: 980: 773: 709: 683: 669: 556: 256:
During the 1880s, the Eucalyptus Mallee Oil Company began operations in the township, distilling
217: 213: 197: 173: 159: 224:. The Wimmera River passes 500 metres (550 yd) west of the locality. The population at the 1175: 1000: 995: 898: 893: 801: 719: 691: 407: 153: 1215: 1261: 1210: 1090: 1060: 1045: 1025: 1015: 990: 975: 960: 919: 888: 874: 846: 696: 304: 29: 1095: 1065: 714: 704: 242: 390: 576: 524: 1080: 1005: 637: 257: 1245: 1105: 939: 1220: 38: 1190: 1010: 102: 89: 1230: 1075: 1055: 747: 147: 627: 1185: 1165: 1035: 914: 1225: 1170: 1155: 1135: 1070: 965: 870: 238: 404:
The Lamb Enters the Dreaming – Nathaniel Pepper and the Ruptured World
1150: 1140: 1130: 924: 929: 283:
Antwerp Weir revealing foundations whilst under construction, 1903
278: 842: 641: 295:
rowing clubs, with rowing regattas held on the Wimmera River.
551:. Table 34: Victorian Railways. 1928. pp. 33–34. 1257:
History of the Australia work of the Moravian Church
948: 907: 881: 740: 676: 212:, Australia on the Dimboola – Rainbow Road, in the 191: 179: 167: 140: 130: 118: 79: 23: 482:(Wednesday 17 February 1909): 7. 17 February 1909 220:and 356 kilometres (221 mi) north-west of 430:(Friday 6 September 1901): 3. 6 September 1901 854: 653: 456:(Tuesday 17 January 1905): 3. 17 January 1905 8: 548:Country Lines Services Passenger Time Tables 347:Former Antwerp Store & Post Office, 2010 861: 847: 839: 660: 646: 638: 389: 37: 20: 406:, Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 2007. 358: 313: 216:, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of 605:(Thursday 8 June 1939): 8. 8 June 1939 554: 364: 362: 335:Former Antwerp Methodist Church, 2010 7: 14: 577:"Infrustructure-Location-Antwerp" 525:"Infrastructure-Location-Antwerp" 731: 626: 340: 328: 316: 146:356 km (221 mi) NW of 60: 53: 827:Territory divided with another 370:Australian Bureau of Statistics 61: 152:54 km (34 mi) NW of 1: 158:19 km (12 mi) N of 18:Place in Victoria, Australia 1278: 501:Phoenix Auctions History, 1252:Towns in Victoria (state) 820: 729: 48: 36: 869:Cities and towns in the 561:: CS1 maint: location ( 374:"Antwerp (State Suburb)" 303:Today, the ruin of the 245:missionaries, Reverend 476:"Antwerp State School" 378:2016 Census QuickStats 284: 103:36.30000°S 142.05000°E 635:at Wikimedia Commons 282: 450:"Government Notices" 424:"Government Notices" 253:for the first time. 108:-36.30000; 142.05000 247:Friedrich Hagenauer 193:Federal division(s) 181:State electorate(s) 99: /  670:Shire of Hindmarsh 668:Localities in the 323:Antwerp Hall, 2010 285: 214:Shire of Hindmarsh 174:Shire of Hindmarsh 1239: 1238: 836: 835: 633:Antwerp, Victoria 631:Media related to 454:The Horsham Times 428:The Horsham Times 412:978-1-921215-16-2 208:is a locality in 203: 202: 1269: 1026:Dadswells Bridge 863: 856: 849: 840: 735: 662: 655: 648: 639: 630: 615: 614: 612: 610: 595: 589: 588: 586: 584: 573: 567: 566: 560: 552: 543: 537: 536: 534: 532: 521: 515: 514: 513: 511: 504:Post Office List 498: 492: 491: 489: 487: 472: 466: 465: 463: 461: 446: 440: 439: 437: 435: 420: 414: 400: 394: 393: 388: 386: 384: 372:(27 June 2017). 366: 344: 332: 320: 305:Ebenezer Mission 114: 113: 111: 110: 109: 104: 100: 97: 96: 95: 92: 64: 63: 57: 43:Entering Antwerp 41: 32: 26: 21: 1277: 1276: 1272: 1271: 1270: 1268: 1267: 1266: 1242: 1241: 1240: 1235: 944: 903: 877: 867: 837: 832: 816: 736: 727: 672: 666: 624: 619: 618: 608: 606: 599:"Storing Wheat" 597: 596: 592: 582: 580: 575: 574: 570: 553: 545: 544: 540: 530: 528: 523: 522: 518: 509: 507: 500: 499: 495: 485: 483: 474: 473: 469: 459: 457: 448: 447: 443: 433: 431: 422: 421: 417: 401: 397: 382: 380: 368: 367: 360: 355: 348: 345: 336: 333: 324: 321: 301: 234: 107: 105: 101: 98: 93: 90: 88: 86: 85: 75: 74: 73: 72: 71: 70: 69: 65: 44: 28: 27: 24: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1275: 1273: 1265: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1244: 1243: 1237: 1236: 1234: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1181:Rich Avon West 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 952: 950: 946: 945: 943: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 911: 909: 905: 904: 902: 901: 896: 891: 885: 883: 879: 878: 868: 866: 865: 858: 851: 843: 834: 833: 821: 818: 817: 815: 814: 809: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 771: 763: 755: 750: 744: 742: 738: 737: 730: 728: 726: 725: 717: 712: 707: 702: 694: 689: 680: 678: 674: 673: 667: 665: 664: 657: 650: 642: 623: 622:External links 620: 617: 616: 590: 568: 538: 516: 493: 467: 441: 415: 402:Robert Kenny, 395: 357: 356: 354: 351: 350: 349: 346: 339: 337: 334: 327: 325: 322: 315: 300: 297: 258:eucalyptus oil 241:. In 1858 two 233: 230: 201: 200: 195: 189: 188: 183: 177: 176: 171: 165: 164: 163: 162: 156: 150: 142: 138: 137: 134: 128: 127: 120: 116: 115: 83: 77: 76: 67: 66: 59: 58: 52: 51: 50: 49: 46: 45: 42: 34: 33: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1274: 1263: 1260: 1258: 1255: 1253: 1250: 1249: 1247: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1206:Telopea Downs 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1051:Great Western 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 953: 951: 947: 941: 940:Warracknabeal 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 912: 910: 906: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 886: 884: 880: 876: 872: 864: 859: 857: 852: 850: 845: 844: 841: 831: 830: 824: 819: 813: 810: 808: 805: 803: 800: 798: 797:Little Desert 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 783: 782:Gerang Gerung 780: 778: 775: 772: 770: 767: 764: 762: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 745: 743: 739: 734: 724: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 682: 681: 679: 675: 671: 663: 658: 656: 651: 649: 644: 643: 640: 636: 634: 629: 621: 604: 600: 594: 591: 578: 572: 569: 564: 558: 550: 549: 542: 539: 526: 520: 517: 506: 505: 497: 494: 481: 477: 471: 468: 455: 451: 445: 442: 429: 425: 419: 416: 413: 409: 405: 399: 396: 392: 379: 375: 371: 365: 363: 359: 352: 343: 338: 331: 326: 319: 314: 312: 309: 306: 299:Antwerp today 298: 296: 292: 289: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 259: 254: 252: 248: 244: 240: 231: 229: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 199: 196: 194: 190: 187: 184: 182: 178: 175: 172: 170: 166: 161: 157: 155: 151: 149: 145: 144: 143: 139: 135: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 112: 84: 82: 78: 56: 47: 40: 35: 31: 22: 16: 1221:Willenabrina 955: 826: 822: 776: 768: 760: 752: 722: 699: 686: 625: 607:. Retrieved 602: 593: 581:. Retrieved 571: 547: 541: 529:. Retrieved 519: 508:, retrieved 503: 496: 484:. Retrieved 479: 470: 458:. Retrieved 453: 444: 432:. Retrieved 427: 418: 403: 398: 381:. Retrieved 377: 310: 302: 293: 290: 286: 274: 270: 266: 262: 255: 235: 205: 204: 15: 1201:Tarraginnie 1196:Sheep Hills 1146:Murra Warra 1121:Longerenong 949:Localities: 583:12 November 226:2016 census 132:Postcode(s) 124:2016 census 106: / 81:Coordinates 1246:Categories 1191:Serviceton 1011:Callawadda 873:region of 807:Tarranyurk 758:Big Desert 609:1 November 531:1 November 486:1 November 460:1 November 434:1 November 353:References 251:Aboriginal 119:Population 94:142°03′0″E 1231:Zumsteins 1076:Joel Joel 1056:Halls Gap 1041:Glenorchy 986:Bangerang 971:Armstrong 935:St Arnaud 766:Broughton 748:Albacutya 603:The Argus 557:cite book 480:The Argus 383:4 October 222:Melbourne 148:Melbourne 122:63 ( 91:36°18′0″S 1186:Rupanyup 1166:Pimpinio 1161:Netherby 1086:Kellalac 1036:Edenhope 1021:Crymelon 981:Balmoral 915:Dimboola 875:Victoria 774:Crymelon 741:Locality 710:Netherby 684:Dimboola 579:. Vicsig 527:. VicSig 510:30 March 243:Moravian 228:was 63. 218:Dimboola 210:Victoria 160:Dimboola 141:Location 30:Victoria 1262:Wimmera 1226:Yaapeet 1216:Wartook 1176:Rainbow 1171:Pomonal 1156:Natimuk 1136:Minimay 1116:Lawloit 1071:Jeparit 1031:Douglas 1001:Boolite 996:Birchip 966:Areegra 956:Antwerp 899:Stawell 894:Horsham 882:Cities: 871:Wimmera 802:Lorquon 792:Kenmare 787:Glenlee 753:Antwerp 720:Rainbow 692:Jeparit 239:Antwerp 232:History 206:Antwerp 154:Horsham 68:Antwerp 25:Antwerp 1211:Wallup 1151:Murtoa 1141:Minyip 1131:Marnoo 1126:Lubeck 1111:Lawler 1091:Kewell 1061:Harrow 1046:Goroke 1016:Cannum 991:Beulah 976:Aubrey 961:Apsley 925:Kaniva 920:Donald 908:Towns: 889:Ararat 697:Kaniva 410:  198:Mallee 169:LGA(s) 1096:Kiata 1066:Haven 930:Nhill 812:Yanac 715:Nhill 705:Kiata 186:Lowan 1101:Laen 1081:Jung 1006:Brim 677:Town 611:2013 585:2013 563:link 533:2013 512:2021 488:2013 462:2013 436:2013 408:ISBN 385:2018 136:3414 1106:Lah 829:LGA 1248:: 825:- 601:. 559:}} 555:{{ 478:. 452:. 426:. 376:. 361:^ 862:e 855:t 848:v 823:^ 777:^ 769:^ 761:^ 723:^ 700:^ 687:^ 661:e 654:t 647:v 613:. 587:. 565:) 535:. 490:. 464:. 438:. 387:. 126:)

Index

Victoria

Antwerp is located in Shire of Hindmarsh
Coordinates
36°18′0″S 142°03′0″E / 36.30000°S 142.05000°E / -36.30000; 142.05000
2016 census
Postcode(s)
Melbourne
Horsham
Dimboola
LGA(s)
Shire of Hindmarsh
State electorate(s)
Lowan
Federal division(s)
Mallee
Victoria
Shire of Hindmarsh
Dimboola
Melbourne
2016 census
Antwerp
Moravian
Friedrich Hagenauer
Aboriginal
eucalyptus oil

Ebenezer Mission
Antwerp Hall, 2010
Former Antwerp Methodist Church, 2010

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.