Marlo, Victoria

Marlo
Victoria

Snowy River mouth at Marlo, in flood
Marlo
Coordinates 37°47′S 148°31′E / 37.783°S 148.517°E / -37.783; 148.517Coordinates: 37°47′S 148°31′E / 37.783°S 148.517°E / -37.783; 148.517
Population 340 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3888
Location
LGA(s) Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s) Electoral district of Gippsland East
Federal Division(s) Division of Gippsland

Marlo is a small village in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is located east near the mouth of the Snowy River where the Snowy River meets and flows into the Southern Ocean.[2][3][4] The name "Marlo" is generally accepted to have roots in tribal aboriginal language. "Marloo" meaning white clay is suggestive of the Marlo Bluff, whilst "Murloo" meaning "muddy banks" was reportedly used by the local indigenous people.[5] At the 2006 census, Marlo had a population of 340.[1]

The first settler to occupy the Marlo township area was James Stirling around the year 1875. He built a bark hut on the bluff that had two rooms, bark walls, earthen floors and a shingle roof. By 1884, this structure had expanded to a 9 roomed accommodation house and in 1886 became the Marlo Hotel when a liquor license was granted.[5]

The Governor-in-Council declared Marlo to be a township on 18 February 1889.[5] During May 1889, the government surveyor, E.L. Bruce set out 19 sections of the new township, with the first sales of subdivided land occurring the following May.[5]

At this time, Stirling's Marlo Hotel was the unofficial hub for the community. It was a general store, accommodation house and the unofficial post office, with settlers taking turns in bringing the mail from Orbost or Cunningham. This continued until Aug 1942, and in 1969 was located in a house adjacent to the Marlo Hotel, before being transferred to the Marlo General Store in this year.[5] The official Post Office List states the Marlo Post Office opened around 1902.[6]

Notable years in Marlo's History: [5]

Street Name Derivations: [5] Most street names were derived from the families that lived there or notable Marlo identities of the time.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Marlo (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  2. ↑ Department of Sustainability and Environment - Victoria (March 2006). "Forest Notes - Woods Point Camping Ground - Forest and Biodiversity – Orbost" (PDF). Department of Sustainability and Environment, State of Victoria - Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Department of Primary Industries, Victoria - Australia (1996–2009). "Victorian Resources Online Map Database - 8622 7 to 16". The State of Victoria. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  4. ↑ East Gippsland Shire Council (2007). "East Gippsland Map" (PDF). East Gippsland Shire Council, Victoria - Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Green, O.S. (1984), "Marlo - The Township, the Plains the Cape", Acacia Press, ISBN 978-0-85808-016-4
  6. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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