Picola, Victoria

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Picola
Victoria

Picola Hotel with the telephone exhange in the foreground
Population: 110[1]
Postcode: 3639
Location:
LGA: Shire of Moira
State District: Rodney
Federal Division: Murray

Picola is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area, 246 kilometres (153 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne. Picola claims a population of 110 residents.[1]

The town was once a railhead for loading of wheat, livestock and timber from the nearby Barmah State Forest.[2] Today the Picola district is an irrigated, mixed farming area. The town is home to Picola United Football Club.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Vale, Maxine. Picola population 110. Echuca Basin Bites. National Museum of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
  2. ^ Picola, Victoria. Travelmate. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
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Towns in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area

Bearii · Barmah · Bundalong · Cobram · Invergordon · Katamatite · Katunga · Koonoomoo · Lake Rowan · Nathalia · Numurkah · Picola · St James · Strathmerton · Tungamah · Waaia · Wilby · Wunghnu · Yarroweyah · Yarrawonga

Coordinates: 36°00′S 145°08′E / -36, 145.133

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