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==History== |
==History== |
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In the 1860s, a patch of [[Eucalyptus regnans|Mountain Ash]] trees were prevalent in just one area and so that area was named The Patch—as recounted in Helen Coulson's book ''Story Of The Dandenongs''. A part of [[Monbulk, Victoria|Monbulk]] has come under the locality now considered to be The Patch. |
In the 1860s, a patch of [[Eucalyptus regnans|Mountain Ash]] trees were prevalent in just one area and so that area was named The Patch—as recounted in Helen Coulson's book ''Story Of The Dandenongs''. A part of [[Monbulk, Victoria|Monbulk]] not far from Kallista has come under the locality now considered to be The Patch. |
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There was a brief gold-rush in the area in 1858. During the depression of the 1890s, land around The Patch was divided into 10-acre farming selections and for unemployed city people, most of whom lived in earth-floored paling shacks with of calico instead of glass for windows and who cooked with stream water over camp fires. Berry growing was established in the area by the late 1890s, though made difficult by poor transport through the hills to metropolitan markets. A successful grower David Camm established Monbulk Jams, with sales worldwide.<ref>'The Patch has three offerings,' in ''The Age'', Saturday, June 3, 1978, p.39</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Post Office opened on 1 September 1908. A Post Office also opened at Fairy Dell on 1 July 1916 and closed in 1971.<ref name="a">{{Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 11 April 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080510053152/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | archivedate = 10 May 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Anglican church was built in 1934, the community hall in the 1950s and the primary school in 1983–4. The hall is near the post office (which is also the general store) and the school. The Patch contains area previously known as Coonan and Fairy Dell. Its census population in 1933 was 88 and in 1947 it was 195. It remains a small township and scenic area. |
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==The Town today== |
==The Town today== |
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Revision as of 06:25, 28 February 2020
| The Patch Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  The Patch | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′38″S 145°23′35″E / 37.894°S 145.393°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,065[1] (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3792 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monbulk | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Casey | ||||||||||||||
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The Patch is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 39 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 census, The Patch had a population of 1,065.[1]
History
In the 1860s, a patch of Mountain Ash trees were prevalent in just one area and so that area was named The Patch—as recounted in Helen Coulson's book Story Of The Dandenongs. A part of Monbulk not far from Kallista has come under the locality now considered to be The Patch.
There was a brief gold-rush in the area in 1858. During the depression of the 1890s, land around The Patch was divided into 10-acre farming selections and for unemployed city people, most of whom lived in earth-floored paling shacks with of calico instead of glass for windows and who cooked with stream water over camp fires. Berry growing was established in the area by the late 1890s, though made difficult by poor transport through the hills to metropolitan markets. A successful grower David Camm established Monbulk Jams, with sales worldwide.[2]
The Post Office opened on 1 September 1908. A Post Office also opened at Fairy Dell on 1 July 1916 and closed in 1971.[3]
The Anglican church was built in 1934, the community hall in the 1950s and the primary school in 1983–4. The hall is near the post office (which is also the general store) and the school. The Patch contains area previously known as Coonan and Fairy Dell. Its census population in 1933 was 88 and in 1947 it was 195. It remains a small township and scenic area.
The Town today
The Patch is a very small suburb and consists only of houses, a community hall, a primary school, several commercial nurseries a general store and a tennis court. Most of the suburb is classified "Rural Residential".
References
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats The Patch". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ 'The Patch has three offerings,' in The Age, Saturday, June 3, 1978, p.39
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, archived from the original on 10 May 2008, retrieved 11 April 2008
