Ferguson, Victoria
Ferguson | |
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The former station sign from the closed railway station at Ferguson | |
Ferguson | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′51″S 143°31′42″E / 38.63083°S 143.52833°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Postcode | 3237 |
Ferguson is a locality in south west Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Colac Otway Shire, 195 kilometres (121 mi) south west of the state capital, Melbourne.
At the 2016 census, Ferguson had a population of 19.[3]
A postal receiving office opened at Ferguson on 21 November 1919, was upgraded to a post office on 1 August 1920 and closed on 11 August 1951.[4]
Ferguson State School opened on 31 January 1940 in a building which had been moved from the closed school at nearby Moorbanool. It closed on 16 December 1948, with the pupils subsequently attending the school at Lavers Hill.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ferguson (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ferguson (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ferguson (Vic.)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ Blake, L. J. (1973). Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (Volume 2). Education Department of Victoria. pp. 936, 976.
External links
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