Kernot, Victoria
Kernot | |
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  Kernot | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′35″S145°35′48″E / 38.42639°S 145.59667°E / -38.42639; 145.59667 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 100 (2016 census)[2] |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| Postcode | 3979 |
Kernot is a town in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.
History
Kernot was a railway station in Victoria, Australia, built on the Wonthaggi railway line. Not long after the line opened in 1909, the station was equipped with a 10,000-gallon tank and crane and was located within walking distance of the Kernot General Store which closed at the same time as the line did in 1978.
The Kernot Food and Wine Store was established in 1911 and is the main gathering point for Kernot locals.[3]
Sport
Kernot Football Club played in Western Port Football Association in 1912,[4] 1920, 1921 and 1923. Kernot were runner up to Nyora in the 1913 - Grantville District Football Association.[5]
Kernot won the 1922 Bass Valley Football Association premiership with future Collingwood player, Bob Makeham in the side.[6] They then played in the Glen Alvie Football Association 1932 and 1933.
References
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kernot (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kernot (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^"Kernot Food & Wine Store". 1911. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^"1912 - Football". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 27 August 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^"1913 - Country Football: Nyroa". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 26 August 1913. p. 11. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^"1922 - Football". Great Southern Advocate (Korumburra, Vic. : 1889 - 1906, 1914 - 1940). 10 August 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
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