Koorlong, Victoria
| Koorlong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Store at Koorlong | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 957 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3501 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Sunraysia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Koorlong is a locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately 15 km south west of Mildura.
Located in Koorlong is the 1/8 mile Sunset Strip dragstrip, the Jambaroo Park motorcycle sports complex and the Koorlong Primary School. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1912.[3]
1943 mid-air collision
On 21 January 1943, two RAAF Wirraway trainers collided over the town.[4] 3 crew members were killed, with only the instructor of one aircraft surviving.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koorlong, Victoria.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Koorlong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ Travelmate Archived 25 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ a b Dunn, Peter. "COLLISION OF TWO WIRRAWAYS OVER KOORLONG, VIC ON 21 JANUARY 1943". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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