Corindhap is a town in the

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located on the Ballarat-Colac Road, 38.9 km from

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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..." The Post Office, opened on 25 January 1868, was known as Break O'Day until 1876, and closed in 1993. A number of the early miners of the district stayed on as farmers. Amongst these was the McDonald family.

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, 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.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.

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 Rokewood is a small rural township in Victoria, Australia in the Golden Plains Shire, west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Rokewood and the surrounding area had a population of 217. History Rokewood Post Office opened on 1 October ...

. 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 The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18, Under 15 and Under 12 grades. History The CHFL was formed in 1979 as a merger of the Clune ...

References

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