Barnawartha
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Barnawartha is a small town in north-east Victoria, Australia, located along the Hume Highway approximately 299 kilometres (186 mi) from Melbourne. It lies on the banks of Indigo Creek, a tributary of the Murray River. The town’s commercial centre is around High Street.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- Shire of Indigo
- Population
- 572
- Elevation
- 174
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- Commons category
- Barnawartha, Victoria
- postal code
- 3688
- male population
- 448
- female population
- 457
- associated electoral district
- Indi
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Barnawartha is a small town in north-east Victoria, Australia, located along the Hume Highway approximately 299 kilometres (186 mi) from Melbourne. It lies on the banks of Indigo Creek, a tributary of the Murray River. The town’s commercial centre is around High Street.
==History== The township was surveyed in 1857 by Assistant Surveyor William Snell Chauncy. It was settled in 1860, and the Post Office opened on 1 August 1860.
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