Pyalong, Victoria

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Pyalong
Victoria

Pyalong Hotel
Population: 269 [1]
Postcode: 3521
Location:
LGA: Shire of Mitchell
State District: Seymour
Federal Division: McEwen
Localities around Pyalong:
Tooborac Tooborac Sugarloaf Creek
Benloch Pyalong Sugarloaf Creek
Lancefield Willowmavin Sugarloaf Creek

Pyalong is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Northern Highway, in the Shire of Mitchell Local Government Area, 97 kilometres from the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Pyalong had a population of 269.[1]

The first Europeans to settle in the area were Alexander Mollison and his brothers who took up the "Pyalong" station lease in 1838.[2] The town itself was surveyed and proclaimed in 1854.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Pyalong (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
  2. ^ THE MOLLISONS AND THEIR LIBRARY. Trinity College Library. Trinity College (University of Melbourne). Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
  3. ^ Pidgeon, Elizabeth. The Ryan Family: Pioneers Of Pyalong. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.

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Coordinates: 37°08′S 144°46′E / -37.133, 144.767

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