Katamatite
| Katamatite Victoria |
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| Population: | 212[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3649 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 36°04′34″S 145°41′20″E / 36.07611°S 145.68889°ECoordinates: 36°04′34″S 145°41′20″E / 36.07611°S 145.68889°E | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Moira | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murray Valley | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Murray | ||||||||||||
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Katamatite is a rural township in Victoria, Australia about 46 kilometres north east of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Katamatite had a population of 212.[1]
Katamatite is located in the Murray Valley irrigation area. Township buildings were erected in 1877 and the Post Office opened on 1 December 1877. [2]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Picola & District Football League.
[edit] Notable people
- Winner of the 1995 Stawell Gift : Glenn Crawford
- Geelong footballer Darren Flanigan played in the ruck in a losing 1989 AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn. He played in 138 AFL games for Geelong and St Kilda.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Katamatite (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL223880&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- Katamatite, Victoria at National Centre for Australian Studies - Monash Uni.
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