Henty, Victoria closed in 1967 and the line in 1977. Parts of the early pastoral runs were later used for soldier settlement schemes after both world wars. The World War II scheme provided a total of in 25 lots to returned soldiers and their families in what was known as "Hindson's Estate". Henty Post Office opened on 16 April 1885 and closed in 1977. Henty, Victoria Henty is a town in south western Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Glenelg local government area, west of the state capital, Melbourne. Henty is in the middle of the Henty wine
Geography of Victoria Geography of Victoria Victoria is the southernmost mainland state of Australia. With an area of 227,594 km² (87,874.5 sq mi), it is Australia's sixth largest state or territory. The State is comparable in size to the US state of Utah or the island of Great Britain. It is bound to the northwest by South Australia, directly north by New South Wales, and also shares a maritime border with Tasmania to the south, across the Bass Strait. Most of Victoria's northern border lies along the Murray River. The eastern half of the state is dominated by the Great Dividing Range and