Branxholme, Victoria

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Branxholme
Victoria
Population: 236 [1]
Postcode: 3302
Location:
LGA: Shire of Southern Grampians
State District: Lowan
Federal Division: Wannon

Branxholme is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia on the Henty Highway between Heywood and Hamilton. At the 2006 census, Branxholme and the surrounding area had a population of 236.[1]

The township was settled in the 1850s, the Post Office opening on June 1, 1858.[2]

It has a football team playing in the South West District Football League under the name Branxholme-Wallacedale.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Branxholme (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008 
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Coordinates: 37°52′S 141°48′E / -37.867, 141.8