Lake Rowan
Appearance
Lake Rowan Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°16′11″S 145°58′01″E / 36.26972°S 145.96694°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 70 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3727 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Moira | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||||
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Lake Rowan is a locality in northern Victoria, Australia. It is in the local government area of the Shire of Moira. The locality is named for "Lake Rowan"—a reserve with a dry swamp.
It is said[weasel words] that Ned Kelly used local resident Mr. Swanhill to sell his horses in October 1877.[2] Lake Rowan post office opened on 1 July 1875 and was closed on 30 November 1981.[3] The town has a cemetery (first burial 1870s) with former Geelong and Carlton (Premiership Player) Jim Flynn (1871–1955) interred.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Rowan (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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External links
- Media related to Lake Rowan, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons