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
Capital city meaning "head". In several English-speaking states, the terms county town and county seat are also used in lower subdivisions. In some unitary states, subnational capitals may be known as "administrative centres". The capital is often the largest city of its constituent, though not always. Historically, the major economic centre of a state or region often becomes the focal point of political power, and becomes a capital through conquest or federation. (The modern capital city has, however, not always existed: in medieval Western Europe, an itinerant (wandering) government was common.) Examples are Ancient Babylon, Abbasid Baghdad, Ancient Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Chang'an,