Pira, Victoria
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Pira Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°15′15″S 143°21′55″E / 35.25417°S 143.36528°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 16 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3585 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Rural City of Swan Hill | ||||||||||||||
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Pira is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 23 km from Swan Hill.
Pira Post Office opened on the morning of 14 July 1924 and closed nightly thereafter, and for the final time in 1975.[3]
In December 2017 Amanda Maher, a farmer from Pira and member of the Australian Alpaca Association, was awarded a Victorian Young Farmer's Scholarship.[1]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pira (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Travelmate
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008