Mount Egerton, Victoria

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Mount Egerton
Victoria
Population: 215 [1]
Postcode: 3352
Location:
LGA: Shire of Moorabool
State District: Ballarat East
Federal Division: Ballarat

Mount Egerton is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area, 97 kilometres (60 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Mount Egerton had a population of 215.[1]

European settlement began in Mount Egerton in 1853 with the discovery of gold at All Nations Gully.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Mount Egerton (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
  2. ^ Welcome to MtEgerton.com. MtEgerton.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.

Coordinates: 37°37′S 144°06′E / -37.617, 144.1

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