The town of Kinglake in Victoria, Australia, and the adjacent national park are named after him.
Kinglake township was established much later and was named after British historian Alexander William Kinglake, whose eight-volume history of the Crimean War had recently been completed.
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In 1926 major fires in the area caused significant losses; the Post Office being the only building left standing.
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Rye Brigade played important roles during Black Saturday sending trucks to Narre Warren, Kinglake, Longwarry and sending crews to Wilson Promontory.