| Serviceton Victoria | |||||||||
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 Serviceton in 2020 | |||||||||
  Serviceton | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°22′32″S 140°59′17″E / 36.37556°S 140.98806°E | ||||||||
| Population | 120 (2016)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3420 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of West Wimmera | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lowan | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||
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Serviceton is a town in rural western Victoria, Australia. It is near the Victorian–South Australian border, 437 kilometres (272 miles) north-west of Melbourne. Named after James Service, who was Premier of Victoria in 1880 and from 1883 to 1886, it was established when the inter-colonial railway line between Adelaide and Melbourne was completed in 1887. The railway station served as the change-over point for train crews and locomotives of the Victorian Railways and South Australian Railways.[2]
The 2016 census recorded a population in Serviceton and the surrounding area of 120; there were 77 dwellings.[1]
The town is the subject of a Tom Waits song entitled "Town With No Cheer" from his album Swordfishtrombones.[3]
Serviceton Post Office opened in 1886; from 1908 to 1911 it was known as Serviceton Railway Station post office. A Serviceton South office was open in 1926–1927, and Serviceton North office, on the Western Highway, operated from 1911 until 1954.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Serviceton Golf Club on the Western Highway.[5]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Serviceton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "ARHS Railway Museum: History 1839 – 1900". railwaymuseum.org.au. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ "LYRICS: Swordfishtrombones: Town With No Cheer". Tom Waits Library. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Golf Select. "Serviceton". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
