Macarthur

Macarthur, a rural township in western Victoria, is about midway between Hamilton and Port Fairy.

The town is situated on the Eumeralla River, where the Eumeralla pastoral run (1842) was settled. A track was made between Port Fairy and Hamilton and a settlement formed where it crossed the river at a convenient fording place. It was named after Sir Edward Macarthur, administrator of Victoria in 1856, between the governorships of Hotham and Barkly.