Glenmaggie
Glenmaggie | |
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Lake Glenmaggie | |
Glenmaggie | |
| Coordinates: 37°54′S 146°45′E / 37.900°S 146.750°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 277 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3858 |
Glenmaggie is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2016 census, Glenmaggie and the surrounding area had a population of 277.[2]
Glenmaggie Post Office opened on 1 January 1872 and closed in 1986.[3]
Lake Glenmaggie is popular for waterskiing and boating. On 14 March 1942, a RAAF Wirraway crashed into the lake, killing the pilot.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenmaggie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenmaggie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Post Office List", Phoenix Auctions History, retrieved 23 March 2021
- ^ Dunn, Peter. "CRASH OF A WIRRAWAY INTO LAKE GLENMAGGIE, EAST GIPPSLAND, VIC ABOUT 5KM NORTH OF HEYFIELD ON 14 MARCH 1942". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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