Percydale, Victoria
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| Coordinates | 37°03′11″S 143°23′42″E / 37.053°S 143.395°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 22 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3478 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) northwest of Avoca | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Pyrenees Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ripon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Percydale is a rural locality in the Pyrenees region of the Australian state of Victoria. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Pyrenees Range, and was part of the Victorian Goldfields from 1854.
The Percydale area was known as Fiddlers Creek when alluvial gold was first identified there in 1854. A further find in 1869 led to a gold rush with a population over 2000 people when a school was opened in 1870. It appears to have been named after a son of Police Magistrate Charles Carr. The school closed in 1942. The town also had both Episcopalian and Wesleyan churches.[2] There is a Percydale Goldfields Heritage Tour which includes visible remains of that history.[3]
The area is now better known as part of the Pyrenees wine region with several vineyards and cellar doors.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Percydale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Percydale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Percydale Goldfields Heritage Tour". Melbourne Playgrounds. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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