Hansonville
Victoria
Hansonville is located in Rural City of Wangaratta
Hansonville
Hansonville
Coordinates36°35′31″S 146°15′14″E / 36.592°S 146.254°E / -36.592; 146.254
Population248 (incl. Greta South) (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3675
Elevation187[2] m (614 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Wangaratta
State electorate(s)Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)Division of Indi
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.4 °C
72 °F		 6.9 °C
44 °F		 ?

Hansonville is a locality in the Greta district of Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Wangaratta. It had a school[3] in 1880. The postcode is 3675.

Roads in the place include Moyhu-Hansonville Rd, Banksdale Rd and Glenrowan-Moyhu Road. In the south part is School Road and Banksdale Road.[4] Factory Creek flows to the north through the area.[5]

People growing up in Hansonville include Tim Newth, co-director of the Tracks Dance Company;[6] Captain Austin Mahony who won a military cross at Pozières;[7] and John Legg (born 1892) a veterinary scientist prominent in the CSIRO.[8]

A polling place for the Division of Indi is located at Greta Complex, Greta Recreation Reserve, Greta West-Greta South Rd. In 2004 this booth returned an 82% vote for liberal and 12% for labor for the House of Representatives.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Greta South". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hansonville climate, averages and extreme weather record | Meat & Livestock Australia".
  3. ↑ "Greta at KellyGang". KellyGang and Friends Incorporated. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "HANSONVILLE Street Map, VIC". Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Mapsheet 24 Guide to Deer Hunting. Department of Sustainability and Environment. 3 April 2009. ISBN 978-1-74152-059-0. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Newth Tim (1962-)". People and organisations – Trove. 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Carlyon, Les (2010). The Great War. Pan Macmillan. pp. 725–726. ISBN 978-0-330-42496-7.
  8. ↑ Beverley M. Angus (2012). "Legg, John (1892–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "POLLING PLACE – GRETA VALLEY". Polling Place Results. Australian Electoral Commission. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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