Dartmoor, Victoria
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| Population: | 218(2006)[1] |
| Postcode: | 3304 |
| Coordinates: | 37°56′S 141°17′E / 37.933°S 141.283°ECoordinates: 37°56′S 141°17′E / 37.933°S 141.283°E |
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| LGA: | Shire of Glenelg |
| County: | Follett |
| State electorate: | Lowan |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Dartmoor is a rural township on the Princes Highway and the Glenelg River between Heywood and the South Australian border, in South Western Victoria. At the 2006 census, Dartmoor had a population of 218.[1]
[edit] History
Before the township was established the location was known as Woodford Inn. The township was settled in the late 1850s a Post Office opening on 1 April 1860. [2]
[edit] Today
The main industry in the area is the processing of timber from the extensive pine plantations.
Dartmoor has a football team playing in the South West District Football League.[3]
Golfers play at the Dartmoor Golf Club on Wapling Avenue.[4]
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dartmoor (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL213800&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ 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, Dartmoor, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/dartmoor.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15
- ^ Golf Select, Dartmoor, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=961, retrieved 2009-05-11
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