Kewell, Victoria
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Kewell
| state = vic
| image = Kewell, Victoria 1902.jpg
| caption = Pupils and their teacher in front of the Kewell State School in 1902
| lga = Shire of Yarriambiack
| use_lga_map = yes
| postcode = 3390
| est =
| pop = 48
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| coordinates = {{coord|36.5157939|S|142.4199081|E|display=inline,title}}
| maxtemp = 24.1
| mintemp = 9.0
| rainfall =
| stategov = Lowan
| fedgov = Mallee
| dist1 = 314
| dir1 = NW
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2 = 36
| dir2 = NE
| location2= Horsham
| dist3 = 31.5
| dir3 = S
| location3= Warracknabeal
}}
Kewell is a locality between Warracknabeal and Horsham in Victoria, Australia.
History
Kewell was named after a pastoral run of John and Alexander Wilson on the Yarriambiack Creek in 1845. The origin of "Kewell" is believed to be an aboriginal word describing the seeds of the Carpobrotus plant.{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/kewell|title=Kewell|publisher=Victorian Places}}
In 1887 the centre of the locality had a post office, two hotels and two stores. The locality was divided into Kewell East and Kewell, with Kewell East being described as the centre of town.
In 1897, a tornado ripped through Kewell, causing the roof of the blacksmith's to blow off, and damage to "more or less every building in the place".{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73037482?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FH%2Ftitle%2F225%2F189%2F1897%2F12%2F10%2Fpage%2F7078694%2Farticle%2F73037482|title=10 Dec 1897 - KEWELL. - Trove|work=Trove}} The storm uprooted fruit trees and caused the loss of many farmers' crops.
By the 1880s there were three schools in the district. One was run by the Free Presbyterian church, Kewell's main religious affiliation. In the early 1900s the Kewell Zion Lutheran church opened and a Lutheran school was built. The other two schools were named Kewell East School,{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73147644?browse=ndp%3Abrowse%2Ftitle%2FH%2Ftitle%2F225%2F194%2F1940%2F04%2F05%2Fpage%2F7176439%2Farticle%2F73147644|title=05 Apr 1940 - KEWELL - Trove|work=Trove}} and Kewell Primary School.{{cite web|url=http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_results?searchid=80&format=freetext&School_Name=Kewell&School_No=&School_Type=&SearchRecords=25&x=71&y=19|title=Kewell|publisher=Public Records Office Victoria|access-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630233321/http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_results?searchid=80&format=freetext&School_Name=Kewell&School_No=&School_Type=&SearchRecords=25&x=71&y=19|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=dead}} The Free Presbyterian school closed in 1915, and both Kewell East and the Lutheran school closed in 1947. The remaining school, Kewell, closed in 1990.
References
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
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