Redesdale, Victoria
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Catholic Church at Redesdale, 2007 | |
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Interactive map of Redesdale | |
| Coordinates: 37°01′0″S 144°31′0″E / 37.01667°S 144.51667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| City | Bendigo |
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| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorates | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 299 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3444 |
| Mean max temp | 20.0 °C (68.0 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 7.2 °C (45.0 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 570.2 mm (22.45 in) |
Redesdale /ˈriːdsdeɪl/ is a town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Redesdale had a population of 299.[2]
History
There are conflicting accounts about the origin of Redesdale's name. According to Thomas O'Callaghan's 1918 book Names of Victorian Railways Stations, Redesdale is named after Lord Redesdale.[3]However, according to the website Victorian Places, Redesdale is named after Robert William Rede.[4] The Redesdale post office was opened on 22 March 1865.[5]
Redesdale bridge
Redesdale is on the opposite bank of the Campaspe River to the town of Mia Mia. The towns are connected by the heritage listed Redesdale bridge,[6] one of the oldest iron lattice-truss bridges in Victoria. The trusses were originally imported in 1859 for a bridge crossing the Yarra River in suburban Hawthorn. The ship bringing the trusses to Melbourne, the Herald of the Morning, caught fire and was towed to the shore in Hobsons Bay, becoming a total wreck. As a result, the building of Hawthorn Bridge, connecting Richmond and Hawthorn, was delayed for a couple of years while new trusses shipped out to Australia.
The original trusses were salvaged from the wreck of Herald of the Morning, but had been damaged by the fire. Almost a decade later, they were used for the Redesdale-Mia Mia Bridge. It was constructed on site in 1868 with a divided-lane through-truss design, created specifically for the difficult river crossing and unique in Victoria.[7]
Railway
Redesdale was once the terminus of a branch line railway which connected with the Melbourne – Murray River Railway at Redesdale Junction, between Kyneton and Malmsbury. Other stations along the branch were Edgecombe, Green Hill, East Metcalfe, Emberton and Barfold.[8][9] The Redesdale line was opened on 15 January 1891 and closed on 29 June 1954.[8] The tracks and stations have since been removed.
Other
Redesdale has a primary school, a petrol station/general store, a hall, an historic bluestone pub/tavern and a recreation reserve.
Australia's worst aircraft disaster, the 1945 Australian National Airways Stinson crash, in which 10 people were killed, occurred 2 miles (3.2 km) east of town.
Climate
| Climate data for Redesdale (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 46.1 (115.0) |
45.0 (113.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
44.5 (112.1) |
46.1 (115.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.8 (85.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.2 (55.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35.5 (1.40) |
32.7 (1.29) |
33.4 (1.31) |
39.4 (1.55) |
50.7 (2.00) |
60.0 (2.36) |
56.5 (2.22) |
55.9 (2.20) |
49.5 (1.95) |
41.9 (1.65) |
50.3 (1.98) |
38.1 (1.50) |
543.0 (21.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 75.2 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[10] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Redesdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Redesdale (Suburb and Locality". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ O'Callaghan, Thomas (1918). Names of Victorian railway stations. Melbourne: H.J. Green, Acting Government Printer. p. 81. ISBN 0958071608.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ "Redesdale | Victorian Places". victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Redesdale Bridge, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1419, Heritage Overlay HO230". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Mia Mia Bridge". Heritage Council of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
- ^ a b Rowe, Bill (1989). Redesdale: Yesterday and Today. Redesdale, Victoria: self published. p. 33.
- ^ "1900" (PDF). Victorian Railway Maps 1860 - 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Redesdale Climate Normals for 1991-2020" (CSV). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 28 February 2025.