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Gunbower, Victoria

Coordinates: 35°57′26″S 144°22′14″E / 35.95722°S 144.37056°E / -35.95722; 144.37056
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Gunbower
Victoria
Gunbower Hotel
Gunbower is located in Shire of Campaspe
Gunbower
Gunbower
Coordinates35°57′26″S 144°22′14″E / 35.95722°S 144.37056°E / -35.95722; 144.37056
Population578 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3566
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Campaspe
State electorate(s)Murray Plains
Federal division(s)Nicholls
Localities around Gunbower:
Leitchville
Gunbower
Pyramid Hill Patho

Gunbower is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Campaspe, 272 kilometres (169 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne on the banks of Gunbower Creek. At the 2021 census, Gunbower had a population of 578.[1]

Gunbower Post Office opened on 8 March 1876.[2]

Gunbower has a horse racing club, the Gunbower Racing Club, which holds the Gunbower Cup meeting in October (the only meeting for the year).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Gunbower". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 3 April 2021
  3. ^ Country Racing Victoria, Gunbower Racing Club, archived from the original on 23 July 2008, retrieved 7 May 2009