Armstrong (also known as Armstrongs) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Western Highway, north of Ararat, in the local government area of Rural City of Ararat.
| Armstrong Victoria | |
|---|---|
  Armstrong Location in Rural City of Ararat | |
| Coordinates | 37°12′49″S 142°53′34″E / 37.21361°S 142.89278°E |
| Population | 88 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3377 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Rural City of Ararat |
| State electorate(s) | Ripon |
| Federal division(s) | Wannon |
The population at the 2021 census was 90.[1]
The town began as a gold-mining settlement, with a Post Office (Armstrong's) opening on 1 January 1859,[2] and had a peak population of 516.
The Melbourne to Adelaide railway passes through the town. In 1938, Armstrong was the site of an experimental installation of a radical form of railway safeworking intended to bring about cost savings. It resulted in seven years of tortuous bureaucratic decision making.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Armstrong (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 February 2021
- ^ Switching-out Armstrong Waugh, Andrew Australian Railway History, August, 2005 pp. 283–303
