Stawell, Victoria towns in Victoria (Australia)]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1853]] [[Category:1853 establishments in Australia]] Stawell, Victoria Stawell (pronounced /stɔːl/, "Stawl"), is an Australian town in the Wimmera region of Victoria west-north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. Located within the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area, it is a seat of local government for the shire and its main administrative centre. At the , Stawell had a population of . It was founded in 1853 during the Victorian gold rush and is one of few towns in Victoria retaining an active gold mining industry. Stawell is famed for the Stawell Gift,
War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW events are held each year: the ANZAC Field of Remembrance, the Annual General Meeting, the War Widows’ Walk and Picnic, and the members’ Christmas Party. The War Widows’ Guild of Australia NSW Ltd is part of an Australia-wide network of state based Guilds in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. Each State Guild is a member of the national organisation, War Widows’ Guild of Australia Inc. War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW The War Widows' Guild of Australia NSW Ltd is a not for profit membership-based organization whose mission is to promote and protect