Glenmaggie, Victoria

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Glenmaggie
Victoria

Lake Glenmaggie
Glenmaggie
Coordinates 37°54′S 146°45′E / 37.900°S 146.750°E / -37.900; 146.750Coordinates: 37°54′S 146°45′E / 37.900°S 146.750°E / -37.900; 146.750
Population 405 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 3858
Location
  • 213 km (132 mi) E of Melbourne
  • 50 km (31 mi) NE of Traralgon
  • 31 km (19 mi) NW of Maffra
LGA(s) Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s) Gippsland East
Federal Division(s) Gippsland

Glenmaggie is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2006 census, Glenmaggie and the surrounding area had a population of 405.[1]

Glenmaggie Post Office opened on 1 January 1872 and closed in 1986.[2]

Lake Glenmaggie is popular for waterskiing and boating. On 14 March 1942, a RAAF Wirraway crashed into the lake, killing the pilot.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Glenmaggie (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-08-04. 
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ↑ Dunn, Peter. "CRASH OF A WIRRAWAY INTO LAKE GLENMAGGIE, EAST GIPPSLAND, VIC ABOUT 5KM NORTH OF HEYFIELD ON 14 MARCH 1942". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013. 
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