Alberton, Victoria

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Alberton (Gunai: Lurt-bit){{Cite book|last=Clark, Ian D.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54913331|title=Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Victoria|date=2002|publisher=Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages|others=Heydon, Toby, 1972-, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.|isbn=0-9579360-2-8|location=Melbourne|oclc=54913331}} is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located along the South Gippsland Highway, 7 kilometres south of Yarram and 216 kilometres east of Melbourne. Albert River passes through the town. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Alberton had a population of 297.{{Census 2021 AUS |id=SAL20019 | name=Alberton (suburb and locality) | accessdate=23 August 2024 | quick=on}}

The township was surveyed in 1842 and named after Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. Initially the township consisted of two settlements, one named Alberton and the other named Victoria, which were separated by Victoria Street (renamed Brewery Road in 1847).{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Alberton Post Office opened on 10 January 1856. An earlier Alberton office opened in 1842 was renamed Port Albert some days earlier.{{cite web | website = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Alberton* | access-date = 16 February 2021}}

The town's population grew steadily. Stores, hotels, and churches were built, as well as the Police Magistrate and Court of Petty Sessions. By the 1880s the town's growth stagnated. The announcement of a new railway line increased growth, with new houses and factories being built. Shire Offices were planned for the town, but in 1897 the location was changed to nearby Yarram. This led to many businesses moving to Yarram, and by 1921 the railway had been extended there.{{cite web | title = Alberton | url = https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/alberton | website = Victorian Places | access-date = 23 August 2024}}

Today, Alberton is a small cattle grazing community. There is also a primary school which was built in 1858 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008.{{cite news | title = Number one school celebrates 150 years of learning | last = McAloon | first = Catherine | work = ABC News (Australia) | date = 22 February 2008}} The Victoria Hotel, built in 1890, still stands.