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Brucknell, Victoria

Coordinates: 38°28′08″S 142°54′31″E / 38.4690°S 142.9086°E / -38.4690; 142.9086
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Brucknell
Victoria
Brucknell is located in Corangamite Shire
Brucknell
Brucknell
Coordinates38°28′08″S 142°54′31″E / 38.4690°S 142.9086°E / -38.4690; 142.9086
Population127 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3268
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal division(s)Wannon

Brucknell is a locality in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Shire of Corangamite and Moyne.

Traditional ownership

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The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Brucknell sits are the Eastern Maar People[2] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.[3]

Post offices

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The original Brucknell post office opened around 1902 and closed on 1 July 1916. The next Brucknell post office, originally Brucknell South, opened on 1 July 1907 and closed on 30 November 1957.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brucknell (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 9 July 2023.