Wallace, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
37°33′0″S 144°03′0″E / 37.55000°S 144.05000°E / -37.55000; 144.05000- 99 km (62 mi) NW of Melbourne
- 19 km (12 mi) E of Ballarat
- 18 km (11 mi) W of Ballan
Localities around Wallace: | ||
Bungaree | Springbank | Gordon |
Bungaree | Wallace | Gordon |
Bungaree | Millbrook | Gordon |
Wallace is a town in Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Moorabool local government area, 99 kilometres (62 mi) north-west of the state capital, Melbourne.
The township was established in the 1880s. Wallace Post Office opened on 2 October 1885 and closed on 26 February 1993.[2]
Wallace was the birthplace of Edmond Hogan, twice Victorian Premier in the 1920s.[3]
References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wallace (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Jonas, Pam. "'Hogan, Edmond John (Ned) (1883–1964)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
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