Bradford, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 36°55′07″S 144°04′04″E / 36.918528°S 144.067643°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 9 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3463 | ||||||||||||
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Bradford is a locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bradford had a population of 9.[2]
History
There are conflicting accounts about the origin of Bradford's name. According to Thomas O'Callaghan's 1918 book "Names of Victorian Railways Stations", Bradford is named after the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, while Les Blake's 1977 book "Place Names of Victoria" states that Bradford is named after the geologist William Bradford.[3]
Pollard railway station once served Bradford with passenger and goods trains. The last service ran on 15 January 1969.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bradford (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bradford (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Thomas (1918). Names of Victorian railway stations. Melbourne: H.J. Green, Acting Government Printer. p. 30. ISBN 0958071608.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ "Pollard". Vicsig. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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