Bradford, Victoria

Bradford is a locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia.

[1] There are conflicting accounts about the origin of Bradford's name.

According to Thomas O'Callaghan's 1918 book "Names of Victorian Railways Stations", Bradford is named after the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, while Les Blake's 1977 book "Place Names of Victoria" states that Bradford is named after the geologist William Bradford.

[2] Pollard railway station once served Bradford with passenger and goods trains.

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