The township of Newham was occupied as a station in 1847 by settlers named Peters and Dryden and called Dryden's Rock; The district of Newham and Woodend was created in December 1861; it became the Shire of Newham and Woodend in January 1905.[2]
Newham Post Office opened on 16 September 1861 and closed in 1971.[3]
Possible origins of the nameedit
In 1848 it may have been named Newham after Rev. Newham, an Anglican priest. Around the 1850s, Newham was known variously as Hieland Town or Isle of Skye,[4] perhaps indicating a Scottish heritage of the early settlers. It would appear that these names were colloquial terms rather than official names.
While it is likely that the town was named after Rev. Newham, other theories exist regarding the origins of the name Newham. Historians appear to be divided on the origins of Edward Dryden, one of the first settlers, who is thought by some to have been born in Newham, Northumberland, England.[4] Alternatively, it has been supposed that Dryden came from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, and that he named his new home in recognition of the new country.[4][5]
Todayedit
The old church, now privately owned
Newham is close to Hanging Rock and is home to the Hanging Rock Winery,[6] which is located on Jim Road on the Jim Jim Hill. The area is currently served by the Newham General Store (which closed in September 2007 but reopened in June 2009), located on the intersection of Jim Road, Rochford Road, Coach Road and Dons Road opposite the fire station. It now operates as both a general store and cafe.[7]
Newham has a primary school (State School 1913),[4] a hall (1903) and a park. There is a small, unused bluestone church (1868) opposite the school. The Newham Fire Brigade station is on the corner of Dons Road and Rochford Road (opposite the General store).
On 4 December 2009, the modernisations to the 1905 Mechanics' Hall were officially opened. This hall is credited with being the birthplace of the Victorian Farmers Union, which later became the Country Party then National Party of Australia.[8]
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^[Williams, J. "Echoes of the Past – A history of Newham and Cobaw", Woodend and District Heritage Society Inc., 2004]
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newham, victoria, newham, town, shire, macedon, ranges, victoria, australia, situated, between, towns, kyneton, woodend, lancefield, 2006, census, surrounding, area, population, 2016, census, newham, surrounding, area, population, newham, victorianewham, gener. Newham ˈ nj uː em is a town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges in Victoria Australia It is situated between the towns of Kyneton Woodend and Lancefield At the 2006 census the surrounding area had a population of 570 1 At the 2016 census Newham and the surrounding area had a population of 506 Newham VictoriaNewham General Store 2006NewhamCoordinates37 19 S 144 36 E 37 317 S 144 600 E 37 317 144 600Population506 2016 census 1 Postcode s 3442Elevation580 m 1 903 ft Location76 km 47 mi NW of Melbourne18 km 11 mi SE of Kyneton15 km 9 mi W of Lancefield9 km 6 mi E of WoodendLGA s Shire of Macedon RangesState electorate s MacedonFederal division s McEwenLocalities around Newham Carlsruhe Cobaw BenlochWoodend North Newham RochfordWoodend Hesket Kerrie and RomseyFarmland viewed from Jim RoadA sign on Coach Road Contents 1 History 1 1 Possible origins of the name 2 Today 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe township of Newham was occupied as a station in 1847 by settlers named Peters and Dryden and called Dryden s Rock The district of Newham and Woodend was created in December 1861 it became the Shire of Newham and Woodend in January 1905 2 Newham Post Office opened on 16 September 1861 and closed in 1971 3 Possible origins of the name edit In 1848 it may have been named Newham after Rev Newham an Anglican priest Around the 1850s Newham was known variously as Hieland Town or Isle of Skye 4 perhaps indicating a Scottish heritage of the early settlers It would appear that these names were colloquial terms rather than official names While it is likely that the town was named after Rev Newham other theories exist regarding the origins of the name Newham Historians appear to be divided on the origins of Edward Dryden one of the first settlers who is thought by some to have been born in Newham Northumberland England 4 Alternatively it has been supposed that Dryden came from Oldham Greater Manchester England and that he named his new home in recognition of the new country 4 5 Today edit nbsp The old church now privately ownedNewham is close to Hanging Rock and is home to the Hanging Rock Winery 6 which is located on Jim Road on the Jim Jim Hill The area is currently served by the Newham General Store which closed in September 2007 but reopened in June 2009 located on the intersection of Jim Road Rochford Road Coach Road and Dons Road opposite the fire station It now operates as both a general store and cafe 7 Newham has a primary school State School 1913 4 a hall 1903 and a park There is a small unused bluestone church 1868 opposite the school The Newham Fire Brigade station is on the corner of Dons Road and Rochford Road opposite the General store On 4 December 2009 the modernisations to the 1905 Mechanics Hall were officially opened This hall is credited with being the birthplace of the Victorian Farmers Union which later became the Country Party then National Party of Australia 8 References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Newham State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 7 June 2010 Blake Les 1977 Place Names of Victoria p 201 Melbourne Rigby Limited ISBN 0 7270 0250 3 Phoenix Auctions History Post Office List Retrieved 19 January 2021 a b c d Smith Gavin 1994 All Wild and Lonely Bush Romsey Shire of Romsey Book Committee ISBN 0 646 23834 5 Milbourne Jean 1978 Mount Macedon Its History and Its Grandeur Kyneton Victoria J Milbourne p 49 Hanging Rock Winery website Something went wrong Archived from the original on 18 September 2016 Retrieved 14 July 2022 Williams J Echoes of the Past A history of Newham and Cobaw Woodend and District Heritage Society Inc 2004 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newham Victoria Geoscience Australia place names search Newham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newham Victoria amp oldid 1209084905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
