Moorabool, Victoria
| Moorabool Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 The former railway station | |||||||||||||||
  Moorabool | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′S 144°18′E / 38.067°S 144.300°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 90 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3221 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lara | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corio | ||||||||||||||
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Moorabool is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Geelong local government area in Victoria, Australia.
History
Moorabool Post Office opened on 1 October 1861 and closed in 1960.[2]
Heritage listed sites
Moorabool contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
- Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 [3]
- 275 Ballan Road, Moorabool railway station [4]
- Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Moorabool River Railway Viaduct [5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Avalon (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 (H2241)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Former Moorabool Railway Station (H1579)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Railway Viaduct (H1105)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Moorabool, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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