Macarthur, Victoria

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| name = Macarthur

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| postcode = 3286

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| pop = 522

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Macarthur ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|ɑːr|θ|ər}}){{cite book |editor-last=Butler |editor-first=S. |title=Macquarie Dictionary |edition=5th |contribution=Macarthur |contribution-url=http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au |year=2009 |publisher=Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd |location=Sydney |isbn=978-1-876429-66-9 |pages=1952 pages |no-pp=y}} originally known as Eumeralla, is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Hamilton-Port Fairy Road. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area and the federal Division of Wannon. At the 2016 census, Macarthur and the surrounding area had a population of 522.

History

File:Court House, Macarthur, Vic, during GVBR 09, 29.11.2009.jpg

=Aboriginal residency and traditional ownership=

Before British colonisation, the region around Macarthur was occupied by the Worerome killink gundidj clan of the Gunditjmara people.{{cite book |last1=Clark |first1=Ian |title=Scars in the Landscape |date=1995 |publisher=AIATSIS |location=Canberra}}

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Macarthur sits are groups within the Eastern Maar and Gunditjmara peoples,{{cite web|title=Map of formally recognised traditional owners|url=https://achris.vic.gov.au/weave/wca.html|publisher=Aboriginal Victoria|access-date=2 June 2020}} who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC){{cite web|title= Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation |url= http://easternmaar.com.au/ |publisher= Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation |access-date=2 June 2020}} and the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC).{{cite web|title= Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal |url= https://www.gunditjmirring.com/|publisher= Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation|access-date=2 June 2020}}

=British pastoral licences=

In 1840, the Bolden brothers were the first British pastoralists to obtain crown leaseholds in the region. The immense leasehold, named Bolden's run, covered large amounts of land west of the Hopkins River. In 1842, the Boldens' leasehold was divided up and the resultant properties around what was to become the Macarthur region were known as Eumeralla East, Eumeralla West and Harton Hills (which was also known as Blackfellows Creek). The Eumeralla leaseholds were taken up by James Hunter and his associates, while Harton Hills was occupied by William Carmichael.{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.macarthurhs.macweb.com.au/history.htm |publisher=Macarthur Historical Society |access-date=25 April 2021}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138096644 |title=PICTURESQUE VICTORIA. |newspaper=The Australasian |volume=XXXVIII |issue=992 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=4 April 1885 |access-date=25 April 2021 |page=1 (THE AUSTRALASIAN SUPPLEMENT) |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142145186 |title=FAMOUS PASTORAL PROPERTIES: Merrang, on the Hopkins River, is Famous for Its Lincoln Sheep |newspaper=The Australasian |volume=CLI |issue=4,841 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 October 1941 |access-date=25 April 2021 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}}

=Township of Macarthur=

In 1852, the Eumeralla Inn, built by Mr. Gwyther was the first building constructed.

The township was laid out near the Eumeralla River by surveyor John Turner, with the first land sales taking place shortly after on 17 July 1857.

Macarthur Post Office opened 1 January 1862.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Macarthur* | access-date = 10 February 2021 }}

The Macarthur Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1983.{{cite web | url=https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/19860901-Special-Report-4-Court-Closures-in-Victoria.pdf | title=Special Report No. 4 - Court Closures in Victoria | publisher=Auditor-General of Victoria | date=1986 |pages=79 | access-date=12 April 2020}}

Community

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Hawkesdale has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mininera & District Football League.

Golfers play at the course of the Macarthur Golf Club on Hamilton Road.{{Citation | author= Golf Select | title = Macarthur | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1015 | access-date = 2009-05-11 }}

Macarthur is also the site of the large Macarthur Wind Farm, completed in 2013.

Macarthur was Victoria's Tidiest Town in 1988.

References

External links

[http://www.macarthurvictoria.com.au/ Community website]

Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

Category:Western District (Victoria)