Willenabrina
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Willenabrina | |
Willenabrina | |
| Coordinates: 36°04′S 142°12′E / 36.067°S 142.200°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 9 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3393 |
Willenabrina is a locality located midway between the towns of Warracknabeal and Rainbow in the Wimmera region of northwest Victoria, Australia. The population at the 2016 census was 9.[2]
History
Originally gazetted as a railway township in the late 1880s (the Post Office opened on June 14, 1889 (closed in 1942),[3] Willenabrina failed to develop when the railway line route beyond Warracknabeal was redirected. A few small shops, a school, a community hall, and a couple of churches, existed around the time of the First World War, along with a sports oval and tennis courts, however none of these facilities remain today.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Willenabrina (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Willenabrina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 February 2021
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