Beulah
Victoria
Main street of Beulah, 2012
Beulah is located in Shire of Yarriambiack
Beulah
Beulah
Coordinates35°56′17″S 142°25′12″E / 35.93806°S 142.42000°E / -35.93806; 142.42000
Population329 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3395
Elevation100 m (328 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yarriambiack
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal division(s)Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.4 °C
72 °F		 8.5 °C
47 °F		 375.4 mm
14.8 in

Beulah is a town in the southern Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area, 395 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Beulah had a population of 329.[1]

History

The town's name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, 62:4. In some English translations the word is given as "married" or "inhabited".[2]

Beulah was established on land that was once part of Brim station. Closer settlement began in the 1880s and the town site was proclaimed in 1891. A Post Office opened on May 6, 1891, and the railway from Warracknabeal opened on 5 January 1893.[3][4] The line to Hopetoun opened on 6 March 1894.[4] The town claims to be the closest to the rabbit-proof fence, established to prevent the incursion of rabbit plagues.[5]

In January 2020, Beulah became the focus of national news coverage after the owner of a house, Cheryl Lawdorn, flew a large Wehrmacht flag featuring a swastika over her home for a fortnight. The flag drew criticism from locals, Yarriambiack Shire Council, the Australian B'nai B'rith Anti-Defamation Commission, Victoria Police, and the state premier Daniel Andrews, who referred to the flag as "disgusting". The event led to calls for a ban on people publicly displaying the swastika.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beulah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Beulah". Travel. Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  3. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Hopteoun Line". Infrastructure. VICSIG. 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Beulah, Victoria". Travelmate. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  6. ↑ Fox Koob, Simone. "Couple flies Nazi flag over Victorian home". The Age. Nine.
  7. ↑ Thorne, Leonie; Wales, Sean. "Nazi flag flying over Victorian home condemned amid calls to strengthen anti-vilification laws". ABC NEWS. ABC. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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