Barrabool, Victoria
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Barrabool Victoria |
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 Barrabool
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| Coordinates | 38°09′58″S 144°13′39″E / 38.16611°S 144.22750°ECoordinates: 38°09′58″S 144°13′39″E / 38.16611°S 144.22750°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 201 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3221 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Surf Coast Shire | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | South Barwon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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Barrabool is a rural locality in the Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. In the 2011 census, Barrabool had a population of 201 people.
The area was first settled by squatters in the late 1830s. The lands of the Barrabool Parish were first advertised for sale in 1839, with the parish, consisting of 25 blocks of varying size, sold on 5 February 1840. Wynd writes that there was "plenty of competition for the rich lands of the Barrabool Hills", and that the sale was much more successful than subsequent 1840s attempts at selling the land in the nearby Gnarwarre and Modewarre parishes. The 1850s saw the development of the Berramongo Estate and the Suisse Vineyard at Barrabool, both of which survive today, and the land of the broader Barrabool Hills region was seen as having a "reputation for fertility" as a farming district. Wheat was a popular and successful crop initially, but the land began to decline in the 1860s, and Geelong Advertiser wrote in 1868 that "the land on the Barrabool Hills, once so noted for its richness, had become exhausted."
Unlike many of the surrounding areas, a clear township never developed at Barrabool. The first community building was the Holy Trinity Anglican Church School, which was built on the Merrawarp Estate in 1847. The Victorian Heritage Register describes it as "the earliest known school building in the Geelong region". The first Holy Trinity Anglican Church was opened nearby in 1855. Tenders for the adjacent vicarage were called in 1855, but Wynd suggests that the vicarage may not have been completed until 1860. The Anglican school became "School No. 50" under the common school scheme, and the Barrabool State School was established in the building in 1874. The school was closed in 1875, and merged with the Ceres State School; the new school would also be called "Barrabool", but located in modern Ceres. The school, vicarage, and the second Anglican church survive, and are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The register reports that the Anglican school is the second earliest surviving school in Victoria.
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