Corindhap, Victoria

Corindhap Victoria
Corindhap
Coordinates	37°53′0″S 143°44′0″E
Population	131 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	3352
Location	143 km (89 mi) W of Melbourne 40 km (25 mi) S of Ballarat 25 km (16 mi) N of Cressy
LGA(s)	Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s)	Polwarth
Federal division(s)	Wannon
Localities around Corindhap: Rokewood Junction Dereel Dereel Rokewood Junction Corindhap Dereel Rokewood Rokewood Rokewood Rokewood

Corindhap is a town in the Australian state of Victoria located on the Ballarat-Colac Road, 38.9 km from Ballarat and 62.9 km from Colac. Formerly known as Break O'Day.

History

The town was established in 1852 after gold was found at Boundary Hill. By 1857 the town had grown to 5000 people. There were "...four hotels, three bakers, three tailors, two blacksmiths, two drapers, four butchers, two bootmakers, two grocers, two general storekeepers, a tobacconist and numerous "grog shanties". There was an Oddfellows' Hall, two churches and a school. The town even had a brass band..."^[2] The Post Office, opened on 25 January 1868, was known as Break O'Day until 1876, and closed in 1993.^[3]

A number of the early miners of the district stayed on as farmers. Amongst these was the McDonald family. William, a decommissioned soldier, and his son, William (junior), were some of the first miners at the Break O’Day diggings and remained as settlers in Corindhap.^[4]

Today

With a present population about 100, Corindhap has a pub, a church, a hall, an oval and a wide variety of homes. It has an Australian rules football team in conjunction with the neighbouring township of Rokewood. It previously competed in the Lexton Plains Football League, but the league folded at the end of the 2010 season. The team now play in the Central Highlands Football League.^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Corindhap (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Walker, Bertha. Solidarity Forever: the life and times of Percy Laidlaw, 1972. http://www.solidarityforeverbook.com/
3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 28 March 2021
4. W. McDonald, History of Corindhap, Melbourne, 1927, pp. 9-11; H. McDonald, The McDonalds of Corindhap, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 5-7; J. and J. McDonald, Three William McDonalds, Canberra, 2010, pp. 30-42.
5. Full Points Footy, Rokewood-Corindhap, archived from the original on 21 March 2009, retrieved 15 April 2009