Patchewollock

Patchewollock
Victoria
Patchewollock; Victoria
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Coordinates	35°23′0″S 142°12′0″E / 35.38333°S 142.20000°ECoordinates: 35°23′0″S 142°12′0″E / 35.38333°S 142.20000°E
Population	133 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3491
Location	429 km (267 mi) NW of Melbourne ; 149 km (93 mi) S of Mildura ; 47 km (29 mi) S of Ouyen ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Yarriambiack; Rural City of Mildura;
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
	Localities around Patchewollock:

Patchewollock is a town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Patchewollock had a population of 133.^[1]

The name Patchewollock originated from two Aboriginal words: putje, plenty, and wallah, porcupine grass.^[2] The town was first established after the First World War, when soldier settlement blocks were appearing in the area. A post office (originally a receiving office) opened on 27 July 1920.^[3]

Previous localities of Baring

35°24′S 142°04′E / 35.400°S 142.067°E with a post office open from 1926 to 1948, and Dering 35°22′S 142°19′E / 35.367°S 142.317°E with a post office open from 1923 to 1949, lie within that part of the Patchewollock locality in the Rural City of Mildura.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2011, the township maintained a pub and a post office.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Patchewollock (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
^ "Patchewollock". Yarriambiack Shire Council. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 26 January 2021

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[abs-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Patchewollock (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.

[2] "Patchewollock". Yarriambiack Shire Council. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

[a-3] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 26 January 2021

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