Hexham, Victoria

Hexham
Victoria
Hexham; Victoria
	Hexham
Coordinates	38°0′0″S 142°41′0″E / 38.00000°S 142.68333°E
Population	143 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3273
Location	250 km (155 mi) WSW of Melbourne ; 17 km (11 mi) SE of Caramut ; 16 km (10 mi) NW of Mortlake ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Moyne
State electorate(s)	Polwarth
Federal division(s)	Wannon

Hexham /ˈhɛksəm/ is a township in Victoria, Australia.

The town is on the Hamilton Highway between Caramut and Mortlake. It sits on the banks of the Hopkins River, Hexham is said to be Victoria's second oldest inland settlement, after Harrow.^[2] The town was a Cobb & Co. staging point for all mail from Hamilton via Caramut, Penshurst and Tarrington and passenger stopover on the route between Geelong and Belfast (Port Fairy).

The hotel was once a regular stop over for miners on their way to the goldfields.

The town used to have a football team that played in the Mt Noorat Football League but it folded in 1984.

The town is located 250 kilometres (155 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne, on the Hamilton Highway between Hamilton and Mortlake.

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Hexham sits are the Eastern Maar People^[3] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.^[4]

The Indigenous language spoken in the area is Djab Wurrung.^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hexham (Vic) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Moyne Shire Council - Hexham". www.moyne.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005.
^ "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ Anonymous (26 July 2019). "S26: Djab Wurrung^". collection.aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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[census16-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hexham (Vic) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[2] "Moyne Shire Council - Hexham". www.moyne.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2005.

[AV-3] "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[EMAC-4] "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[5] Anonymous (26 July 2019). "S26: Djab Wurrung^". collection.aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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City	Warrnambool^
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