Woodside, Victoria
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| Population: | 267 (2006)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3874 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 0 m (0 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Wellington | ||||||
| County: | Buln Buln | ||||||
| State District: | Gippsland East | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Gippsland | ||||||
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Woodside is a village in Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Woodside and the surrounding area had a population of 267. [2]
Near Woodside there is the tallest construction of the southern hemisphere, the aerial mast of the VLF Transmitter Woodside [3]. It is also located near the beach of the same name Woodside Beach.
A railway connected Woodside with the railhead of Port Albert from 22 June 1923 until 25 May 1953[4].
An Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, is named from this area.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Woodside (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC27029&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Boddy, Doris M (1972). In Beyond the ninety mile : the early happenings of Woodside, Bruthen Creek, Snugborough, Mullundung, Cherry Tree Flat and Balloong. Enterprise Press, Sale, Vic
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/12/23/2453832.htm
- ^ Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1988 pp145-149
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Coordinates: 38°31′36″S 146°52′40″E / 38.52667°S 146.87778°E
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