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Smiths Gully
Victoria
Smiths Gully; Victoria
	The general store
Population	5.5 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	3760
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Location	35 km (22 mi) from Melbourne ; 11 km (7 mi) from Hurstbridge ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Nillumbik
State electorate(s)	Eildon
Federal division(s)	McEwen
	Localities around Smiths Gully:

Smiths Gully is a town in Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Smiths Gully recorded a population of 356 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Smith Gully Road Post Office opened in 1902, was renamed Smith Gully in 1964 and Smiths Gully later that year.^[2] The Post Office continues to operate at the general store on the Kangaroo Ground – St Andrews Road.^[3]

Primary schools operated in Smiths Gully during 1867-84 and in 1886.^[3]

The 1860s Queenstown Cemetery^[4] is a rare example of a private burial ground established by district's early settlers and is also a resting place of several prominent local citizens. The Cemetery is 1 km east of the Smiths Gully Store.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Smiths Gully (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 April 2021
^ ^a ^b "Smiths Gully". Victorian Places. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "Queenstown Cemetery". Victorian Heritage Database. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020.