Gunbower, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia
35°57′26″S 144°22′14″E / 35.95722°S 144.37056°E / -35.95722; 144.37056Population551 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)3566Location
  • 272 km (169 mi) N of Melbourne
  • 42 km (26 mi) NW of Echuca
  • 23 km (14 mi) SE of Cohuna
LGA(s)Shire of CampaspeState electorate(s)Murray PlainsFederal division(s)Nicholls

Gunbower is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Campaspe, 272 kilometres (169 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne on the banks of Gunbower Creek. At the 2016 census, Gunbower had a population of 551.[1]

Gunbower Post Office opened on 8 March 1876.[2]

Gunbower has a horse racing club, the Gunbower Racing Club, which holds the Gunbower Cup meeting in October (the only meeting for the year).[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gunbower, Victoria.
  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Gunbower". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 3 April 2021
  3. ^ Country Racing Victoria, Gunbower Racing Club, archived from the original on 23 July 2008, retrieved 7 May 2009
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Localities in the Shire of Campaspe
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  • Bamawm
  • Bamawm Extension
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  • Bonn
  • Burnewang
  • Burramboot
  • Carag Carag
  • Cornella
  • Creek View
  • Diggora
  • Echuca Village
  • Echuca West
  • Fairy Dell
  • Gobarup
  • Kanyapella
  • Kotta
  • Koyuga
  • Kyvalley
  • Lancaster^
  • Milloo^
  • Moora
  • Muskerry
  • Myola
  • Patho
  • Pine Grove
  • Redcastle^
  • Roslynmead
  • Runnymede
  • Strathallan
  • Tennyson
  • Terrick Terrick East
  • Timmering
  • Wanalta
  • Waranga Shores
  • Whroo^
  • Wharparilla
  • Wyuna^
  • Wyuna East
  • Yambuna
^ - Territory divided with another LGA


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