Fernbank, Victoria
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| Population: | 630 (2001)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3864 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 37°52′S 147°20′E / 37.867°S 147.333°ECoordinates: 37°52′S 147°20′E / 37.867°S 147.333°E | ||||||
| Elevation: | 122 m (400 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||
| State District: | Gippsland East | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Gippsland | ||||||
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Fernbank is a small country town on the Perry River in Victoria, Australia, approximately 310 km east of Melbourne. As of the 2001 census, the small town of Fernbank had a population of 630[1]. With the main highway, Princes Highway close by, the small community not only services itself, but travellers along the main highway that stop for a break.
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[edit] History
The origin of the town's name is somewhat of a mystery. It is commonly believed that the town was named after the plants that grow by the banks of the Perry River, the fern, giving rise to the name, Fern-bank.
Fernbank Post Office opened on 1 January 1868 and closed in 1977.[2]
[edit] Today
Approximately 2.5 km south-west of Fernbank is the beautiful Fernbank Landscape and Flora Reserve], just off of the main highway, Princes Highway. There are some beautiful walking tracks and picnic spots.
[edit] Transport
Fernbank used to be serviced by the Bairnsdale railway line, but the station closed to passengers in 1981 and then fully closed in 1996. There are still a disused crossing loop and goods platform at the station.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "ABS 2001 Census". 9 March 2006. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ProductSelect?newproducttype=QuickStats&btnSelectProduct=View+QuickStats+%3E&collection=Census&period=2001&areacode=POA3864&geography=Postal+Area+of+Enumeration&method=&productlabel=&producttype=&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=LP&topholder=0&leftholder=0¤taction=201&action=401&textversion=false. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
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