Allans Flat is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It is located along Osbornes Flat Road, north-east of Yackandandah. The areas around Allans Flat were mined for gold between the 1850s and 1904 though without sufficient population for a Post Office until 26 October 1876.[2]
| Allans Flat Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Allans Flat | |
| Coordinates | 36°16′S 146°54′E |
| Population | 318 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3691 |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Indigo |
| State electorate(s) | Benambra |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
History
Allans Flat was surveyed and proclaimed in 1905. The Post Office closed in 1975.[2]
Sport & Recreation
In 1897, Osborne's Flat Football Club won the Weiss Football Trophy, in a competition between Osborne's Flat, Gundowring and Yackandandah.[3]
The Allans Flat Football Club appears to of first been established in 1890.[4]
The club was intermittently active over the next 15 years, then competed in the Murphy's Albion Hotel (Yackandandah) Football Association in 1906.[5]
The club won a premiership in 1923 -
- Allans Flat & District Football Association
- 1923 - Allan's Flats: 3.5 - 23 d Dederang: 0.6 - 6[6]
Allan's Flat competed in the Kiewa Football Association from 1924 to 1926 and were runners up in 1925.
Allans Flat FC then competed in the Yackandandah & District Football League from 1929 to 1931, then appears to have gone into recess in 1932.
References
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