10-480: Snake Valley may refer to: Snake Valley, Victoria , Australia Snake Valley, Alberta , Canada Snake Valley (band) Snake Valley (Great Basin) , a valley partially in Nevada and Utah, United States Snake Valley, South Africa [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
20-594: A grass fire in a farming region west of Ballarat destroyed four homes in Snake Valley. Over one hundred people took refuge in the community hall. Snake Valley has churches of five Christian denominations, although not all of them are being used as places of worship. The Anglican Church of Holy Trinity is located on Linton-Carngham Rd and is a part of the Woady Yaloak Mission District, Anglican Diocese of Ballarat. The Catholic St Brigid's
30-571: A miner found snakes in a sinking shaft . However, settlement preceded this as a primary school was established in 1854. The town was exclusively a gold mining area for at least ten years. In 1865, Bailliere’s Victorian gazetteer recorded Snake Valley as having five hotels, a mechanics' institute and a Court of Petty Sessions . In the 1880s, the Victorian municipal directory described Snake Valley as "a straggling mining township with outlying farming districts" and recorded five churches. In 2013,
40-414: A small population, Snake Valley has a large number of active community groups and organisations: The local economy is agricultural in nature. It is dominated by broad acre farming, grazing, and timber industries. The township also contains a general store and a hotel. Snake Valley is serviced by a twice-weekly bus service from Ballarat , which runs on Mondays and Fridays. The main means of transport
50-521: Is a town in central Western Victoria , Australia, on Linton-Carngham Road , 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of Ballarat and 153 kilometres (95 mi) west of Melbourne , in the Shire of Pyrenees . A post office was opened on 1 March 1859. At the 2016 Census, Snake Valley had a population of 743, up from 329 in 2006. The Indigenous Australians inhabited Snake Valley for tens of thousands of years before Europeans arrived. The Carringum balug people of
60-804: Is located on the corner of Linton-Carngham Road and is a part of St Peter's Parish, Linton. The Carngham Uniting Church on the Linton-Carngham Road has hosted organ recitals as part of the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival. Snake Valley has football, netball and cricket teams as well as an irregular 12 hole golf course. Woady Primary School was formed in 1994 as the amalgamation of Scarsdale , Smythesdale , Snake Valley and Ross Creek schools, providing multiple campuses. Secondary students must travel to other places such as Ballarat or Beaufort for education. For
70-437: Is private vehicle. John "Jack" Worrall , Australian rules footballer and cricketer was born at Chinaman's Flat in the locality in 1861. [REDACTED] Media related to Snake Valley, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons Scarsdale, Victoria Scarsdale is a small town in rural Victoria, Australia, and approximately 25 km south west of Ballarat . It is situated in the north-western part of Golden Plains Shire , on
80-521: The Wathaurong nation are the traditional owners of the land surrounding Snake Valley/Carngham district. The nearby town of Carngham therefore appears to be the name of the Aboriginal people that originally lived in the area. They called Snake Valley itself nimbuck or nimlock . In 1857, a gold rush occurred in the area of Snake Valley and Carngham. The town reputedly got its name when
90-647: The bank of the Woady Yaloak River and is primarily an agricultural community. Scarsdale township includes a few community facilities including a primary school, a kindergarten, a general store, Town Hall, Post Office, the Scarsdale Community Park and The Scarsdale Hotel. The township is built along the Glenelg Highway , and the highway is the main route to Ballarat (the closest major city). The Scarsdale-Newtown Avenue Of Honour
100-479: 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=Snake_Valley&oldid=1221644864 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Snake Valley, Victoria Snake Valley
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