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Inglewood is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Calder Highway, in the Shire of Loddon. At the 2006 census, Inglewood had a population of 834. Just recently, the town celebrated its 150th birthday with festivities over the last weekend in October.
[edit] HistoryInglewood was an important gold mining centre during the Victorian Gold Rush of the 1850’s and 60’s. Gold was first discovered in 1859 by three Thompson brothers and Hanny, and upon notification of the discovery some 16,000 diggers flocked to the area. By January 1860 a new field a few miles south of the original was opened up by Potter, Irvine and McKean, and dubbed New Inglewood. This is the site of the present township. By mid 1860 the population on the field was estimated to be greater than 40,000, ranking among the biggest rushes in Victoria’s history. The population soon dwindled as the easily won alluvial deposits became exhausted, but as early as 1859, quartz reefs had been discovered, which resulted in the permanent settlement of a few thousand miners and businessmen. The initial returns from the quartz reefs were quite remarkable. From the Columbian, 22 tons of stone crushed gave a return of over 2300 ounces of gold, one of the richest patches of gold recorded in the colony of Victoria. Numerous other reefs including the Maxwell’s, Jersey, March and Morning Star gained renown for their rich yields. In 1861, the town was proclaimed a municipality, and in 1863 the Borough of Inglewood was established. Self-government continued for 100 years until the Borough was annexed to the Shire of Korong. In December, 1862, one of the most destructive fires recorded in the colony to that time occurred in the town’s main thoroughfare. A greater portion of the commercial precinct was burned to the ground, with damages estimated at over £200,000. The ultimate result of the fire was a transition from bark and canvass establishments to more substantial brick and iron structures, many of which remain today. Around the turn of the century gold production began to diminish, and a new form of employment was sought. The Eucalyptus Oil industry took hold when it was discovered that the leaves of the Blue Mallee, which grows abundantly around Inglewood but in few other places, produced the best quality eucalyptus oil. In the early 20th century Inglewood became the centre for eucalyptus oil production in Victoria. The Valvoline Oil Co of the USA even had a distillery close to the town. The Inglewood district still produces the greater portion of Victoria’s eucalyptus oil. Post Offices opened at Inglewood on 12 March 1860 and at New Inglewood soon after on 15 may 1860. Inglewood Post Office was renamed Old Inglewood around 1865 and closed in 1882. New Inglewood Post Office was then renamed Inglewood around 1870.[2] From 6 December 1861 until 1 February 1961, Inglewood was managed by a borough council. [edit] The Town todayToday, Inglewood is the main service town for the Loddon Shire, with its hospital, community bank and various retail outlets providing crucial services for the surrounding agricultural district. Inglewood is a fine example of a Victorian Gold Rush town, with its 19th Century architecture attracting many visitors. The main street, Brooke St, is impressive for its narrowness and concentration of double storey buildings. No less than 7 hotel buildings (2 still operating) and 4 bank buildings grace Brooke St. Inglewood is also notable for the collection of public and religious buildings located away from the main thoroughfare, unusual for a town of its size. The Town Hall is impressive with its tower and chiming clock. People still converge on the surrounding bushland in search of gold. Since the million dollar ‘Hand of Faith' nugget was discovered 11km west at Kingower in 1980, gold detectors have brought fresh discoveries of the precious metal left behind by the early prospectors. Inglewood forms part of the famous ‘Golden Triangle’ which encompasses some of the richest alluvial goldfields in the world, including Kingower, Rheola, Dunolly, Tarnagulla and Moliagul, where the biggest gold nugget ever unearthed, the ‘Welcome Stranger’ was discovered. Kooyoora State Park, located a short distance west of Inglewood, is a popular camping and recreation location, and home to Melville’s Caves, where the bushranger Captain Melville is rumoured to have based himself during the 1850’s. The town is central to the Bridgewater-On-Loddon and Kingower wine district, producing high quality red and white wines. The town hosts the Blue Eucalyptus Festival in October each year. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Loddon Valley Football League. Golfers play at the course of the Inglewood Golf Club on the Calder Highway.[3] [edit] Notable peopleLawyer Maurice Blackburn was born in Inglewood in 1880.
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