Tarilta | |
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  Tarilta | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′39″S 144°11′28″E / 37.17750°S 144.19111°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 26 (2021 census)[3] |
| Postcode | 3451[4] |
Tarilta is a locality in the Shire of Hepburn and the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Tarilta had a population of 26.[3]
History
[edit]Tarilta, originally known as Kangaroo Flat, emerged following the discovery of gold near the junction of Kangaroo Creek and the Loddon River in 1853.[5] A school was established in 1860 within a Wesleyan chapel, and the township was officially surveyed and named Tarilta in 1864, a name believed to derive from a Djadjawurrung word meaning "kangaroo."[5] By 1865, Bailliere’s Victorian Gazetteer described Tarilta as a gold-mining town featuring both alluvial and quartz operations, with three quartz-crushing mills, three horse-puddling machines, and two hotels. Tarilta’s elevated location was accessible only by horse-drawn dray or horseback, including via the Cobb and Co mail service.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Interactive Map". maps.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarilta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarilta". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "3451 Postcode - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tarilta | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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