Harcourt

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Harcourt

Total population

570

Coordinates-37.00°, 144.26°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Harcourt is a town in the Central Highlands of the state of Victoria, Australia. It is about 8 kilometres north-east of Castlemaine, where the Midland Highway meets the Calder Highway. At the 2021 census, Harcourt had a population of 1,038. The town was named after Sir William Harcourt.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Zak Dempster

Australian racing cyclist

John Arthur

Australian politician (1875-1914)

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Charles Tait

Australian film producer and director

Ron Barassi

Australian rules footballer and coach (1936–2023)

Alexander Poynton

Australian politician (1853-1935)

Beatrix Waring McCay

Australian lawyer

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Ben Oliver

Australian cricketer

Bill Dolphin

Australian rules footballer

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Bill Walker

Australian rules footballer, born 1886 (University)

David Andrew

Australian politician

Dustin Martin

Australian rules footballer

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Edward Henry Embley

Australian doctor

Eric Harrison

Royal Australian Air Force officer (1886-1945)

Frank Laver

Australian cricketer (1869-1919)

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Frank McEncroe

Australian businessman

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Frederick William Zercho

school administrator, technical/TAFE college head and technical/TAFE college teacher.

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.