Eddington, Victoria
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Eddington is a locality on the
There is a bridge over the Loddon at Eddington, built during 1928-30[1] to replace a 19th-century example that tended to be swept away by seasonal floods.
One of Eddington's claims to fame is that the rescue team that set out to look for the ill-fated
While there were facilities including a brewery, cheese factory, butter factory, several hotels, race course and Churches during the second half of the 19th century, Eddington's population would be 96 today .
Today there is an active Golf Club, a Community Centre and live steam model engineering society. There are two former hotels, a former general store, former police station and lockup, former primary school and former garage. The Loddon River at Eddington is the upper reach of Laanecoorie Weir.
A cafe operating limited hours also operates out of the old service station premises on the main road.
References
- ^ "The Argus, 26 Jan 1928, p.10 & 20 May 1930".
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External links
Media related to Eddington, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
- Danns Bridge, from the Victorian Heritage Database
- Eddington. Victoria. Australia website, from the friends of Eddington
