Bruthen
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Bruthen Victoria |
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Looking east along the Great Alpine Road in Bruthen from the western side of town
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 Bruthen
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| Coordinates | 37°43′0″S 147°49′0″E / 37.71667°S 147.81667°ECoordinates: 37°43′0″S 147°49′0″E / 37.71667°S 147.81667°E |
| Population | 624 (2006 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 3885 |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland |
| County | Buln Buln |
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East |
| Federal Division(s) | Gippsland |
Bruthen is a small town located alongside the Tambo River between Bairnsdale and Ensay on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bruthen had a population of 624. Bruthen is 26 km (16 mi) east of Bairnsdale and 311 km (193 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne.
Bruthen is an Aboriginal word from the Brabiralong people of the Gunai/Kurnai tribe meaning ‘long wooden point’. Alfred Howitt claimed the proper name for the area around Bruthen was Murloo, meaning ‘pipeclay’.
Noted explorer of Gippsland, Angus McMillan, first passed through the area of what is now Bruthen on 14 April 1840 on his early explorations from the Omeo region. The Post Office opened on 15 January 1862 and the first school opened in 1872.
On 27 November 1958 an RAAF Avon-Sabre Fighter Jet crashed on the outskirts of Bruthen, narrowly missing the populated area of town. Flight Lieutenant Ralph Oborn was flying from New South Wales to the RAAF base in Sale when his engine ‘flamed out’. Oborn ejected at 500 ft, suffering only minor injuries, and became the first person to safely eject from an aeroplane in Australia.
Bruthen has a small shopping centre, including a general store (established in 1860 and it continues to be run out of a period building), bakery, Post Office, hotel, service station, as well as speciality stores and cafes. One of the new local features is the Bullant Brewery which offers meals and a variety of locally brewed Victorian beers. Bruthen also has a Police station, State Emergency Service and Country Fire Authority (CFA) branches, an Anglican church, a cemetery and a primary school.
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