Vervale

Vervale
Town
Vervale is located in Victoria
Vervale
Vervale
Coordinates: 38°08′S 145°40′E / 38.133°S 145.667°E / -38.133; 145.667
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total44 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
3814

Vervale is a locality in Victoria, Australia, 71 kilometres (44 mi) south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Vervale recorded a population of 44 at the 2021 census.[2]

History

The Post Office opened as Kirwan's in 1909, was renamed Vervale in 1917 and closed in 1967.[3] The Post Office and General Store was taken over by James and Edith McMannis in 1916.[4] It closed in 1967 after the death of Mrs. McMannis, who died on 4 June 1967, Mr. McMannis having predeceased her on 9 April 1959.[5]

Vervale was one of the first places in Victoria where asparagus was grown commercially.[6] Mr. Thomas Roxburgh first grew asparagus on his Vervale farm in 1912.[7]

The school at Vervale, located on the corner of Thirteen Mile Road and Main Drain Road, opened in 1894 as Koo-Wee-Rup North No. 3201, it changed its name to Bunyip South in 1899 and changed its name again in 1905 to Iona State School.[8] The school closed in December 1993.[9]

Demographics

The joint population of Vervale and Iona in the 2011 census was 363; 196 males and 167 females.[10]

See also

  • Shire of Pakenham – Vervale was previously within this former local government area.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Vervale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Vervale (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Phoenix Options History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2021
  4. ^ "Iona Ward". Shire of Berwick Rate Books. 1916.
  5. ^ "Kayemac's Cemetery Index: Bunyip Cemetery".
  6. ^ "Asparagus Culture. – The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) – 8 May 1912". Trove. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Estate of Mr Thomas Roxburgh – To the editor of the Argus. – The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) – 9 Nov 1934". Trove. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  8. ^ Blake, L.J (1973). Vision and Realisation: a centenary history of State Education in Victoria. Victoria – Education Department.
  9. ^ Nest, Denise (1994). On the edge of the Swamp: a history of the Iona Primary School, No. 3201, 1894 – 1994. Iona Primary School Back-to Committee. ISBN 0646169173.
  10. ^ "Australian Burean of Statistics – Census Data".


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