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Population: | 405 [1] |
Postcode: | 3858 |
Location: | |
LGA: | Shire of Wellington |
State District: | Gippsland East |
Federal Division: | 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[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Glenmaggie (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25659&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Post Office List", Premier Postal History, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Dunn, Peter. "CRASH OF A WIRRAWAY INTO LAKE GLENMAGGIE, EAST GIPPSLAND, VIC ABOUT 5KM NORTH OF HEYFIELD ON 14 MARCH 1942". www.ozatwar.com. http://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/vic86.htm. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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