| Cape Clear Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Cape Clear Hotel | |||||||||||||||
  Cape Clear | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′0″S 143°37′0″E / 37.78333°S 143.61667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 148 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3351 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eureka | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Cape Clear is a small town located in Victoria, Australia. Cape Clear has a hotel and a general store. The town is close to the Woady Yaloak River. The area was once vibrant during the gold rush in the 19th century with the area swamping to 25,000 people during the height of the gold rush with the local population being lower than 1,000. Cape Clear Post Office opened on 17 April 1865.[2] and still ran and owned by the same family. It is now largely dependent on farming.
Cape Clear was named by Irish gold miners who originated from Cape Clear in Ireland.[3] Despite its name, it is about 100 kilometres from the coast.[3] A 13-metre-high model lighthouse with a working light was constructed near the hotel in 2008 to create a local landmark.[3]
The Cape Clear Cast Iron Mileposts, located on Lismore-Scarsdale Road and Rokewood-Skipton Road, are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Clear (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lighthouse a winner at Cape Clear". Weekly Times. 16 October 2008.
- ^ "Cast Iron Mileposts (H1702)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
