Bendoc

Bendoc is a locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It sits on the Bendoc River. In the 2016 census, Bendoc had a population of 115 people¹.

Bendoc is a locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It sits on the Bendoc River. In the 2016 census, Bendoc had a population of 115 people.

Climate

Delegate has a cool oceanic climate (Cfb), with cool to mild summers that are frequently interrupted by cold fronts, and frequent snowfalls in winter and spring (and more rarely, summer snowfalls). On average there are 14.7 snowy days per annum. Being on the southern face of the dividing range, the region is shielded from the westerly storm track (in which case it would experience foehn winds), however its position well-south of the Monaro rain shadow exposes it to southerly and south-westerly systems. The latter is apparent in its high winter–spring precipitation and low maximum temperatures compared to Cooma or Bombala further north in the rain shadow proper. The annual mean minimum temperature of , is extraordinarily low for its elevation. This is almost equal to that of Thredbo Village nearly higher, showing the steep latitudinal gradient between the 36th and 37th parallels south.

Hayden's Bog

The former settlement of Hayden's Bog is now contained within Bendoc. Hayden's Bog State School (No. 2537) operated from 1 January 1878 to 22 April 1941. It was a half-time school for much of its existence, initially shared with Bendoc and then with Bendoc Lower. Hayden's Bog Post Office opened as a receiving office 1902, became a post office on 1 July 1927 and closed on 1 November 1930.

Clarkeville

The former gold mining town of Clarkeville is also located within the boundaries of modern Bendoc. Nothing of the settlement survives today. Clarkeville Post Office opened on 1 March 1892 and closed on 1 March 1895.

References

Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374784224 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.