Peechelba, Victoria
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| Peechelba Victoria |
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 The Peechelba Memorial Hall, several kilometres north of the township. |
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| Population: | 116 [1] |
| Postcode: | 3678 |
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| LGA: | Rural City of Wangaratta |
| State District: | Murray Valley |
| Federal Division: | Indi |
Peechelba is a small town in north eastern Victoria , Australia. The town is located in the Rural City of Wangaratta Local Government Area between Wangaratta and Yarrawonga and 277 kilometres (172 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Peechelba and the surrounding area had a population of 116.[1]
The town is home to a nature reserve and is not far from the Ovens River.
The bushranger Daniel Morgan (Mad Dog Morgan) was shot from behind by John Wendlan in Peechelba. Morgan died at about 1.45 p.m. on 9 April 1865. Locks were cut from his hair, his body was publicly displayed at Wangaratta, his beard was flayed from his face as a souvenir and his head severed, to be forwarded to the professor of anatomy at the University of Melbourne. He was buried on 14 April in Wangaratta cemetery.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Peechelba East (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
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