Humevale is a locality in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, north-east of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Whittlesea
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local government area
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. Humevale recorded a population of 352 at the
2021 census.
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History
Located between Whittlesea and Kinglake West, Humevale was originally named ''Scrubby Creek'', after a nearby watercourse.Hamilton Hume
Hamilton Hume (19 June 1797 – 19 April 1873) was an early explorer of the present-day Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), Victoria. In 1824, along with William Hovell, Hume participated in an expedition that first t ...
, who explored nearby Mount Disappointment in 1824.[
The area was originally worked by paling splitters and tenant farmers, who worked in the nearby Mount Disappointment range.][ In 1894, the area was subdivided into small farms and a village settlement, as part of a government closer settlement scheme.][ A number of orchards existed in the area until the 1930s, when they were replaced by livestock grazing.][
The Post Office opened around 1902 as Scrubby Creek, was renamed Humevale in 1927, and closed in 1959.][
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Transport
Bus
One bus route
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service Humevale:
* : Kinglake – Whittlesea via Humevale. Operated by Dysons
Dyson Group of Companies, operating as Dysons, is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia. The oldest of its subsidiary companies is L.C. Dysons Bus Services, which was founded in June 1952 and is based in Bundoora, Victoria, Bundoora ...
.
References
External links
Gazetteer of Australia
Towns in Victoria (state)
City of Whittlesea
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