Explore Eddington in Australia
Eddington in the region of Victoria is a town in Australia - some 315 mi or ( 506 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Eddington is now 03:26 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Waanyarra, Timor, Tarnagulla, Poseidon, and Newbridge. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Waanyarra . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Eddington ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Cairn Curran Reservoir 27/11/2010
Spill Way at Cairn Curran Reservoir Victoria ..
Driving through a typical Central Victorian goldfields track; in a 1988 Holden V8.
This long track (only a small section is shown) is located a few kms East of Dunolly. I spent some hours detecting for gold and then went for a bush cruise. It was a beautifully blue skied day with he ..
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RAINBOW SERPENT Festival 2010, MAITREYA Festival 2010, Artwork by LUGUTESTAREA, Australia lugutestarea@hotmail.com ..
Steamrail trip to Quambatook Sat 17/02/07
S313-S301 on a Steamrail tour to Quambatook is seen approaching Tarnagulla. Sat 17/02/07 ..
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Eddington, Victoria
Eddington is a small town on the Loddon River in Central Victoria, Australia. It is approximately 20 kilometres north-west of Maldon, 13 kilometres SE of Dunolly, 24 kilometres ENE of Maryborough and 48 kilometres south-west of Bendigo. It is approximately 130 kilometres north-west from Melbourne. There is a bridge over the Loddon at Eddington, built during the 1930s or 1940s to replace a 19th century example that tended to be swept away by seasonal floods.
Located at -36.89 143.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Laanecoorie Weir
Laanecoorie Weir or Laanecoorie Reservoir, is a water storage for irrigation and domestic purposes on the Loddon River, near the towns of Eddington, Victoria and Laanecoorie, Victoria. It was designed by construction engineer Andrew O'Keefe (died 1904) in conjunction with Joshua Thomas Noble Anderson. This was the second irrigation scheme for Victoria after the Goulburn Weir.
Located at -36.84 143.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Laanecoorie, Victoria
Laanecoorie is a locality situated on the Loddon River in Victoria, Australia. It has a community hall, church, and caravan park. Laanecoorie was originally part of the “Simpson Run” and in 1840 “Janevale” home was named after Simpson’s wife. Gold was discovered around Laanecoorie at “Jones Creek” in 1853 and later on at “Poseidon” in 1906.
Located at -36.82 143.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Dunolly railway station
Dunolly is a closed railway station on the Mildura line in the town of Dunolly, Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. Today it is the junction for the lines towards Inglewood, Kulwin, and Robinvale. It also contains grain silos. The railway from Castlemaine, via Maryborough, reached Dunolly on 6 October 1874. A connection between Maryborough and Ballarat was made on 2 February 1875.
Located at -36.86 143.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Dunolly, Victoria
Dunolly is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Dunolly - Maryborough Road, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2006 census, Dunolly had a population of 969. The town began during the Victorian Gold Rush, and has produced more nuggets than any other goldfield in Australia. The town was first known as Goldborough and the Post Office opened under that name on 1 March 1856 and was renamed Dunolly in 1859.
Located at -36.85 143.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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