ST ARNAUD Vic

  St Arnaud, the next major centre that I came across on my journey SE was established during the gold rush era of the 1850s. It is named after French marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud, commander-in-chief of the army of the East and one of quite a number of towns, streets etc. named after people and places of the Crimean War. The town servicing a population of around 2600  has retained its heritage buildings with the centrally located Town Hall being particularly impressive, one of the best that I have seen.