Wilkur, Victoria

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Wilkur
Victoria
Wilkur
Coordinates 36°02′53″S 142°40′51″E / 36.04806°S 142.68083°E / -36.04806; 142.68083Coordinates: 36°02′53″S 142°40′51″E / 36.04806°S 142.68083°E / -36.04806; 142.68083
Postcode(s) 3393
Location
  • 282 km (175 mi) NW of Melbourne
  • 112 km (70 mi) SW of Swan Hill
  • 85 km (53 mi) NE of Horsham
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Swan Hill
Federal Division(s) Mallee
Localities around Wilkur:
Beulah Reedy Dam Ballapur
Brim Wilkur Warmur
Bangerang Areegra Watchem West

Wilkur is a town in the Mount Jeffcot ward of the local government area of the Shire of Buloke and the Warracknabeal ward of the Shire of Yarriambiack, Victoria, Australia.[1] Wilkur post office there opened in 1905, closed on the 30 September 1912 reopened on the 1 February 1926 and later closed on the 27 May 1950. Wilkur South post office opened on the 28 June 1920 and was closed on the 31 July 1957. Cameron's post office opened on the 1 October 1904 renamed Beyal in April 1911 and was closed on the 31 August 1929.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "VEC Locality Finder". Retrieved 2012-04-02. 
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 
Towns in the Shire of Buloke
Towns in the Shire of Yarriambiack
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