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Springhurst is a rural township in north-eastern Victoria, situated on the Hume Freeway at its junction with the road to Wahgunyah. It is also the junction of the railway lines from Melbourne to Albury and Wahgunyah. The township is situated in open, flat country 23 km. north-east of Wangaratta. To its east there is hilly, forested country.

First known as the Springs, the village became a service centre for transport from the Wahgunyah, the Riverina region and the Sydney to Melbourne road. The opening of the railway line from Melbourne to Wodonga in 1873 strengthened the township's service role. The change of name to Springhurst coincided with the opening of the railway station.

Two years later the Bonrtharambo Hill pastoral run was subdivided for selection, and farms were developed for cereals, dairying and grazing. A saw mill cut local timber for mines, fencing and building. A primary school was opened in 1875 and a Catholic church was opened in 1880.

The butter factory was established in 1893, and expanded and functioned until 1967. In 1896 local residents acquired 28 hectares of land near the township, and developed it for ovals, a tennis court, a golf course and a children's playground. The public hall was built alongside. A wheat silo was built beside the railway station in 1959 and an oat silo in 1963. A town water-supply dam was constructed in 1962-3.

Springhurst has three churches, a primary school, the recreational area and local industry including a quarry. Its census populations have been 116 (1891), 392 (1933) and 203 (1966).

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