15-480: Millbrook may refer to: Geographic places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Millbrook, Victoria Millbrook, Western Australia , a locality of the City of Albany Canada [ edit ] Millbrook First Nation , including the community Millbrook 27 , Nova Scotia Millbrook, Ontario New Zealand [ edit ] Millbrook Resort ,
30-472: A district of Southampton, England United States [ edit ] Millbrook, Alabama Millbrook, Illinois Millbrook, Kansas Millbrook, Missouri Millbrook, New Jersey Millbrook, New York Millbrook, North Carolina Millbrook, Ohio Millbrook, Pennsylvania Millbrook, West Virginia Millbrook, Wyoming See also: Millbrook Township (disambiguation) Other [ edit ] Millbrook, common designation for
45-546: A heritage house in Queensland, Australia Millbrook Winery , a winery and restaurant at Jarrahdale, in the Perth Hills wine region of Western Australia Millbrook Press , an American children's book publisher See also [ edit ] Mill Brook (disambiguation) Molenbeek (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
60-599: A luxury resort near Queenstown United Kingdom [ edit ] Millbrook, Bedfordshire , a village Home to the Millbrook Proving Ground Millbrook, Cornwall , a village Home to Millbrook AFC , who play at Jenkins Park Millbrook, Axminster , an area of Axminster, Devon Millbrook, North Molton , a location in Devon Millbrook, Greater Manchester , an area of Stalybridge Millbrook, Southampton ,
75-486: A new timetable for country passengers in Victoria. A new high-speed service between Melbourne and Ballarat was instituted, with the new line passing through Millbrook and over West Moorabool. This involved the acquisition of land from neighbouring landowners, a cause of some controversy, particularly in view of claims that the lessening of travel time would be minimal. The service started on 22 December 2005. The name of
90-1123: A tributary of the Swift River in New Hampshire First River , formerly known as Mill Brook , a tributary of the Passaic River in New Jersey Mill Brook (Pepacton Reservoir tributary) , a river in Delaware and Ulster Counties, New York Mill Brook (Unadilla River tributary) , a river in Chenango County, New York Mill Brook (West Canada Creek tributary) , a river in Herkimer County, New York Mill Brook community , historic community in Vermont See also [ edit ] Mill Creek (disambiguation) Millbrook (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
105-548: Is a locality in the state of Victoria , Australia , located 90 kilometres (56 mi) north west of Melbourne . It was formerly called "Moorabool" but the name was changed to avoid confusion with a locality near Geelong . The name "Millbrook" was adopted because of a flour mill erected by Matthew Butterly on the West Moorabool creek. At the time of the 2016 census , Millbrook had a population of 156 down from 550 in 2006, partly reflecting changing boundaries. The soil
120-524: Is inseparable from theirs. The Wathaurong people are the original inhabitants. The first European colonists in the region were graziers known as the "Over-Straiters", who had originally come over Bass Strait from Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in the 1830s. They were succeeded by small farmers, many of them Irish, who took advantage of the 1860 Land Act allowing free selection of crown land, including that covered by pastoral leases. The old road from Melbourne to Ballarat , which passes through Millbrook,
135-672: Is volcanic and well-adapted to cereals, potatoes and grazing. The landscape is undulating and preserves remnants of the original open forest. The West Moorabool creek runs through the district. The earliest inhabitants of the area were the Wathaurong , and the Irish were prominent among its European settlers in the mid-19th century. Millbrook adjoins or is near to other districts of the Moorabool Shire such as Ballan , Egerton , Gordon , Wallace and Bungaree and its early history
150-836: The Hitchcock Estate in Millbrook, New York, associated with Timothy Leary Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme , a programme of the Commonwealth of Nations agreed at Millbrook Resort Millbrook (Crewe, Virginia) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Nottoway County, Virginia Millbrook High School (disambiguation) Millbrook, Indiana , fictional town in the 2005 film A History of Violence Millbrook Primary School , Grove, Oxfordshire , England Millbrook, Toowoomba ,
165-844: The Eastern Fringe: Recollections and Stories on the Settlement and Farming Histories in the Bungaree, Wallace, Bolwarrah and Gordon Districts . Ballarat 2005. Mill Brook (disambiguation) (Redirected from Mill Brook (disambiguation) ) Mill Brook may refer to: United Kingdom [ edit ] Mill Brook, Shropshire , a tributary of the River Rea, Shropshire in England United States [ edit ] Mill Brook (Swift River tributary) ,
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#1732765207572180-529: The local post office was changed from Moorabool Creek PO to Millbrook PO on 1 August 1879, and the office was closed on 31 July 1985. Denholm, David. "Squatting" in The Oxford Companion to Australian History , edited by Graeme Davidson. John Hirst & Stuart MacIntyre, Oxford University Press, 1998. Roberts, Stephen H. History of Australian Land Settlement , 1788–1920. Macmillan / Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1924. Toohey, Jack. On
195-427: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mill_Brook&oldid=903759599 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
210-506: The title Millbrook . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Millbrook&oldid=1259086599 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Millbrook, Victoria Millbrook
225-478: Was a highway for the miners during the gold rush of the 1850s. The Moorabool region was rich in native flora and fauna when the European settlers arrived. Casualties of European settlement included kangaroos , dingos , bandicoots , native cats and several bird species. Koalas , possums and various species of parrots remain. The Millbrook railway station and 34 others were closed on 4 October 1981 because of
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