Percydale, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°03′11″S 143°23′42″E / 37.053°S 143.395°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 22 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3478[3] | ||||||||||||
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Percydale is a rural locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, Victoria, Australia. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Pyrenees Range, and was part of the Victorian Goldfields from 1854. At the 2021 census, Percydale had a population of 22.[2]
History
[edit]The Percydale area was known as Fiddlers Creek when alluvial gold was first identified there in 1854. A further find in 1869 led to a gold rush with a population over 2000 people when a school was opened in 1870. It appears to have been named after a son of Police Magistrate Charles Carr. The school closed in 1942. The town also had both Episcopalian and Wesleyan churches.[4] There is a Percydale Goldfields Heritage Tour which includes visible remains of that history.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Interactive Map". maps.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Percydale". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "3478 Postcode - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "Percydale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "Percydale Goldfields Heritage Tour". Melbourne Playgrounds. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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