Smiths Gully

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Smiths Gully is a town in Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Smiths Gully recorded a population of 356 at the 2021 census.<ref name=ABS2021/>

Smith Gully Road Post Office opened in 1902, was renamed Smith Gully in 1964 and Smiths Gully later that year.<ref name = "a">Template:Citation</ref> The Post Office continues to operate at the general store on the Kangaroo Ground – St Andrews Road.<ref name=VPSG/>

Primary schools operated in Smiths Gully during 1867-84 and in 1886.<ref name="VPSG">Template:Cite web</ref>

The 1860s Queenstown Cemetery<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is a rare example of a private burial ground established by district's early settlers and is also a resting place of several prominent local citizens. The Cemetery is 1 km east of the Smiths Gully Store.

See also

  • Shire of Eltham – Smiths Gully was previously within this former local government area.

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