Alvie, Victoria
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| Postcode: | 3249 |
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| LGA: | Colac Otway Shire |
| State electorate: | Polwarth |
| Federal Division: | Corangamite |
Alvie is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located along Baynes Road, in the Colac Otway Shire, north-west of Colac. It was named after a Scottish town of the same name, which was the birthplace of James Macpherson Grant, the Minister of Lands.[1]
A Post Office was not opened here until 27 June 1894 [2] and was closed in 1978.
Alvie has an Australian rules football team competing in the Colac & District Football League.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Kennedy, B: Australian Place Names, page 5. ABC Books, 2006
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Alvie, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Alvie.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25
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Coordinates: 38°14′S 143°30′E / 38.233°S 143.5°E
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