Wickliffe, Victoria
| Wickliffe Victoria | |
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  Wickliffe | |
| Coordinates | 37°41′S 142°43′E / 37.683°S 142.717°ECoordinates: 37°41′S 142°43′E / 37.683°S 142.717°E |
| Population | 113 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3379 |
| LGA(s) | Rural City of Ararat |
| State electorate(s) | Lowan |
| Federal division(s) | Wannon |
Wickliffe is a small town in the Rural City of Ararat local government area in western Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Wickliffe and surrounding area had a population of 113.[1]
History[]
Wickliffe Post Office opened around January 1854 and closed in 1988.[2]
In 1880 7 km from town Robert Francis Burns used an axe and severed Michael Quinlivan's head. He was later hanged in HM Prison Ararat in 1883.
Today[]
The football team combined with nearby town Lake Bolac is known as the Magpies and plays in the Mininera & District Football League.[3]
References[]
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wickliffe (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Full Points Footy, Mininera and District Football League, archived from the original on 9 March 2009, retrieved 15 April 2009
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