Elaine
Victoria
Railway Hotel at Elaine
Elaine is located in Shire of Moorabool
Elaine
Elaine
Coordinates37°46′S 144°01′E / 37.767°S 144.017°E / -37.767; 144.017
Population228 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3334
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)Eureka
Federal division(s)Ballarat
Localities around Elaine:
Scotsburn
Clarendon		 Lal Lal Mount Doran
Bungal
Grenville Elaine Morrisons
Cargerie Meredith Meredith

Elaine is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong. At the 2016 census, Elaine and the surrounding area had a population of 228.[1]

The railway came through the town in 1862, with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line,[2] but Elaine railway station was only opened ten years later, and was not provided with the grand bluestone buildings provided at the original stations on the line.[3] Today, only freight trains use the line.

The Post Office opened on 1 March 1859 as Mount Doran, and was renamed Elaine in 1872. Elaine Railway Station Post Office, some distance away, opened eleven days after the station, on 14 April 1873. In 1877, the latter office was renamed Elaine, and Elaine reverted to the earlier name of Mount Doran.[4]

Elaine is home to a Serbian Orthodox monastery with five monks and two nuns.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elaine (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to ‘62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 284.
  3. ↑ "Nth Geelong-Warrenheip". victorianrailways.net. Mark Bau. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Hobbs, Kerri-Ann (11 January 2010). "Monastery a hidden sanctuary". Geelong Advertiser. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2021.


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