Oxley, Victoria
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| Oxley Victoria |
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 Oxley Shire Hall, built in 1875 |
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 Oxley
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| Population: | 289[1] |
| Postcode: | 3678 |
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| LGA: | Rural City of Wangaratta |
| State electorate: | Murray Valley |
| Federal Division: | Indi |
Oxley is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Snow Road, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Wangaratta, in the Rural City of Wangaratta. At the 2006 census, Oxley had a population of 289.[1]
Oxley derives its name from the Oxley Plains, which were named in 1824 by the explorers Hume and Hovell after John Oxley, the Surveyor-General of New South Wales. Oxley Post Office opened on 1 January 1870. An earlier office named Oxley became Milawa. [2] The township served as the administrative centre of Oxley Shire until 1936.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Oxley (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL240700&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
Jones, Graham (1995) Memories of Oxley, Charquin Hill Publishing.
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Coordinates: 36°26′S 146°23′E / 36.433°S 146.383°E
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