Wareek
Wareek | |
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 Wareek Hall | |
| Coordinates: 37°00′02″S 143°35′29″E / 37.0004489°S 143.591372°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| • Total | 37 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 3465 |
Wareek is a locality in Pyrenees Shire and the Shire of Central Goldfields, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Wareek had a population of 72.[1]
History
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The "largest landholder and possibly the wealthiest" in the area was Charles Wilson from Sunny Park Wareek[2][3]
The Norwood Homestead on Norwood Road (constructed in 1863) is registered on the Register of the National Estate.[4]
The Wareek Hall was officially opened in August 1914. The opening ceremony included speeches, a concert and concluded with a "bountiful supper".[5] The centenary of that opening was "celebrated" in August 2014.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wareek". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ "Death of C A Wilson". Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser. 12 January 1917. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Talbot Leader". Talbot Leader. 13 January 1917. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Norwood Homestead". 7 June 1999.
- ↑ "Wareek hall. Enthusiastic opening". 7 August 1914. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ↑ "Newsletter of the Mechanics' Institutes Of Victoria Inc - Wareek Public Hall, Page 27" (PDF). Mechanics' Institutes Of Victoria. 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ↑ Steed, Lachy (15 August 2014). "Wareek Hall celebrates centenary". Maryborough Advertiser. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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