Condah, Victoria
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| Condah Victoria |
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 Condah
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| Population: | 272[1] |
| Postcode: | 3303 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Glenelg |
| State electorate: | South-West Coast |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Condah is a small town in south west Victoria, Australia and is located on the Henty Highway north of Heywood. At the 2006 census, Condah and the surrounding area had a population of 272.[1]
Condah Post Office opened on 12 May 1868 and closed in 2001. [2] Condah Pub has been open since 1854 and still thrives today.
[edit] Notable people
- W J (Billy) Millard, winner of the first Stawell Gift in 1878 was a resident of Condah
and Nathan Lovett-Murray are Gunditjmara either from Lake Condah or related to those there [4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Condah (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25385&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Stawell Gift website, History, http://www.stawellgift.com/images/stories/HistoricDocs/First%2520100%2520Years.pdf, retrieved 2008-10-17
- ^ Ballarat Genealogy, School at South Condah pupil list 1893, http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/condah/ss3055_condahsouth.htm, retrieved 2008-10-17
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Coordinates: 37°58′S 141°44′E / 37.967°S 141.733°E
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