Wallace, Victoria
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| Population: | 343 (2006 Census) |
| Postcode: | 3352 |
| Coordinates: | 37°33′S 144°03′E / 37.55°S 144.05°ECoordinates: 37°33′S 144°03′E / 37.55°S 144.05°E |
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| LGA: | Shire of Moorabool |
| State electorate: | Ballarat East |
| Federal Division: | Ballarat |
Wallace is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area, 99 kilometres (62 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne.
The township was established in the 1880s, the Post Office opening on 22 February 1885. [1]
Wallace was the birthplace of Edmond Hogan, twice Victorian Premier in the 1920s.[2]
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- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=. Retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Jonas, Pam. "'Hogan, Edmond John (Ned) (1883 - 1964)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090330b.htm. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
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