Apsley, Victoria
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| Population: | 166(2006)[1] |
| Established: | 1841 |
| Postcode: | 3319 |
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| LGA: | Shire of West Wimmera |
| State electorate: | Lowan |
| Federal Division: | Mallee |
Apsley is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Wimmera Highway, in the Shire of West Wimmera, 420 kilometers north-west of Melbourne, and 7 kilometers east of the South Australian border. The town is named after Apsley House in London. It was surveyed in 1851 and proclaimed in 1852, a Post Office opening on 1 January 1854 [2]replacing that of Lake Wallace (open since 1 March 1849 nearer what is now Edenhope serving the grazing population.
The population at the 2006 census was 166 . The town is close to Lake Bringalbert and Newlands Lake, and the Saint Gregory's Vineyard, which specialises in port wine.
A large Red-flowering Gum on Wallace Street is listed on the National Trust of Australia's Significant Tree Register for Victoria.
Golfers play at the Apsley Golf Club on the Wimmera Highway. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Apsley (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25027&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Golf Select, Apsley, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=906, retrieved 11 May 2009
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Coordinates: 36°58′05″S 141°04′52″E / 36.968°S 141.081°E
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