Eddington, Victoria
Eddington is a small town on the Loddon River in Central Victoria, Australia. It is approximately 20 kilometres north-west of Maldon, 13 kilometres SE of Dunolly, 24 kilometres ENE of Maryborough and 48 kilometres south-west of Bendigo. It is approximately 130 kilometres north-west from Melbourne. There is a bridge over the Loddon at Eddington, built during 1928-30 to replace a 19th-century example that tended to be swept away by seasonal floods.... Show more One of Eddington's claims to fame is that the rescue team that set out to look for the ill-fated Burke and Wills party in the 19th century camped there overnight. While there were facilities including a brewery, cheese factory, butter factory, several hotels, race course and Churches during the second half of the 19th century, Eddington's population would be 96 today . Today there is an active Golf Club, a Community Centre and live steam model engineering...