Shelbourne, Victoria

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Shelbourne

| state = vic

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|36|49|34|S|144|04|11|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = right

| lga = City of Greater Bendigo

| lga2 = Shire of Loddon

| use_lga_map = yes

| postcode = 3515

| est =

| pop = 423

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL22271 |name=Shelbourne |accessdate=12 January 2025 |quick=on}}

| elevation=

| maxtemp =

| mintemp =

| rainfall =

| stategov = Bendigo West

| fedgov = Bendigo

| fedgov2 = Mallee

| dist1 = 136

| dir1 = NW

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 25

| dir2 = W

| location2= Bendigo

| dist3 = 398

| dir3 = SE

| location3= Mildura

| near-ne = Lockwood

| near-w = Laanecoorie

| near-e = Lockwood South

| near-sw = Eastville

| near-s = Bradford

| near-se = Ravenswood

}}

Shelbourne is a locality in the Shire of Loddon and City of Greater Bendigo,Victoria, Australia.{{cite web|title=Items from Shelbourne, Australia|url=http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/locations/shelbourne-australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222143644/http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/locations/shelbourne-australia|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2014|publisher=museumvictoria.com.au|accessdate=10 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Shelbourne, Victoria|url=http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/country+victoria/shelbourne|publisher=postcodes-australia.com|accessdate=10 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Where is Shelbourne in Victoria, Australia Located?|url=http://www.gomapper.com/travel/where-is/shelbourne-located.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221151722/http://www.gomapper.com/travel/where-is/shelbourne-located.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 February 2014|publisher=gomapper.com|accessdate=10 February 2014}}{{cite web|title=Victoria History|url=http://www.about-australia.com/facts/victoria-history/|publisher=about-australia.com|accessdate=10 February 2014}} Murphys creek runs through the southern part of the locality.{{Cite web |title=Map of Murphy Creek in Victoria - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=205895 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.bonzle.com}} At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Shelbourne had a population of 423.

History

Shelbourne is named after the Marquess of Lansdowne, who also holds the title of Earl of Shelburne.{{Cite book |last=O'Callaghan |first=Thomas |title=Names of Victorian railway stations |publisher=H.J. Green, Acting Government Printer |year=1918 |isbn=0958071608 |location=Melbourne |pages=85}} The town was serviced by Shelbourne railway station until the late 1960s.{{Cite web |title=Shelbourne {{!}} Victorian Places |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/shelbourne |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.victorianplaces.com.au}}

References

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{{Towns in Loddon Shire}}

{{City of Greater Bendigo}}

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

Category:Shire of Loddon

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