Armstrong, Victoria

Armstrong (also known as Armstrongs) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Western Highway, north of Ararat, in the local government area of Rural City of Ararat.

Armstrong
Victoria
Armstrong
Location in Rural City of Ararat
Coordinates37°12′49″S 142°53′34″E
Population88 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3377
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Ararat
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal Division(s)Wannon

The population at the 2016 census was 88.[1]

The town began as a gold-mining settlement, with a Post Office (Armstrong's) opening on 1 January 1859,[2] and had a peak population of 516.

The Melbourne to Adelaide railway passes through the town. In 1938, Armstrong was the site of an experimental installation of a radical form of railway safeworking intended to bring about cost savings. It resulted in seven years of tortuous bureaucratic decision making.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lucas (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 15 January 2021
  3. Switching-out Armstrong Waugh, Andrew Australian Railway History, August, 2005 pp. 283–303


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