Iraak, Victoria
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| Iraak Victoria |
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 Aerial view of Nangiloc, Iraak and Colignan during the 1956 Murray River flood |
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 Iraak
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| Postcode: | 3494 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 34°25′S 142°19′E / 34.417°S 142.317°ECoordinates: 34°25′S 142°19′E / 34.417°S 142.317°E | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Mallee | ||||||||||||
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Iraak is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 35 km south-east from Mildura, Victoria.
Iraak and nearby localities Nangiloc and Colignan were established as soldier settlement farming areas after World War I, road access to the area being from the west via Boonoonar on what is now the Calder Highway.[2] The Post Office opened on 22 September 1922 the same day as that of Nangiloc, closing in 1960.[3]
As at October 2007, there is no public transport in Iraak.
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[edit] References
- ^ Travelmate
- ^ Nangiloc Public School, Colignan Reminiscences, http://www.nangilocps.vic.edu.au/.html, retrieved 2008-08-11
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
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