Birdwoodton,_Victoria

Birdwoodton, Victoria

Birdwoodton, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

Birwoodton is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region, in north western Victoria, Australia. The place by road, is situated about 4 kilometres south of Merbein and 14 kilometres northwest of Mildura.

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Named after William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, leader of the ANZAC forces at the Battle of Gallipoli, it was established as an agricultural soldier settler scheme soon after World War I. The Post Office opened on 19 July 1920 (closed in 1978).[3]

The locality is predominantly devoted to grape production.

The Anglican Catholic church in Birdwoodton

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Birdwoodton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  3. [3]
    Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 February 2021
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