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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town |
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| name = Cobaw |
| name = Cobaw |
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| state = vic |
| state = vic |
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| image = CobawTownEntrySign.JPG |
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|16|S|144|38|E|display=inline,title}} |
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| lga = Shire of Macedon Ranges |
| lga = Shire of Macedon Ranges |
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| postcode = 3442 |
| postcode = 3442 |
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| pop =70 (2016) |
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| elevation = 490 |
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| near-nw = [[Carlsruhe, Victoria| |
| near-nw = [[Carlsruhe, Victoria|Carlsruhe]] |
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| near-n = Cobaw Range / State Forest. |
| near-n = Cobaw Range / State Forest. |
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| near-ne = [[Benloch, Victoria| |
| near-ne = [[Benloch, Victoria|Benloch]] |
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| near-e = [[Lancefield, Victoria|Lancefield]] |
| near-e = [[Lancefield, Victoria|Lancefield]] |
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| near-se = [[Rochford, Victoria| |
| near-se = [[Rochford, Victoria|Rochford]] |
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| near-w = [[Carlsruhe, Victoria| |
| near-w = [[Carlsruhe, Victoria|Carlsruhe]] |
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| near-s = [[Newham, Victoria| |
| near-s = [[Newham, Victoria|Newham]] |
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| near-sw = [[Newham, Victoria| |
| near-sw = [[Newham, Victoria|Newham]] |
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'''Cobaw''' is a locality in the [[Shire of Macedon Ranges|Macedon Ranges Shire]], in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], situated on Dry Creek. |
'''Cobaw''' is a locality in the [[Shire of Macedon Ranges|Macedon Ranges Shire]], in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], situated on Dry Creek. The Cobaw area formerly had its own Post Office and State school,<ref name="vmd1956">{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1956|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|page=751}}</ref> now closed. Cobaw Post Office opened on 1 December 1887 and closed in 1952.<ref name="PostOffice">{{Cite web |
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The Cobaw area formerly had its own Post Office and State school<ref name=vmd1956>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1956|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|page=751}}</ref>, now closed. |
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Cobaw Post Office opened on 1 December 1887 and closed in 1952. <ref name = "PostOffice">{{Cite web |
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| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 |
| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 |
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| ⚫ | | postscript = . }}</ref> The Cobaw Range is a section of the [[Great Dividing Range]] north of the settlement, running roughly east–west. The ranges are mainly [[granite|granitic]] and reach a maximum height of 760m. Most of the western parts of this range are within the boundaries of the Cobaw State Forest. In the 2016 censes Cobaw had a population of 70.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 Census QuickStats: Cobaw|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC20584|access-date=2021-03-19|website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au|language=en}}</ref> |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′S 144°38′E / 37.267°S 144.633°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 70 (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3442 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 490 m (1,608 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Cobaw is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, situated on Dry Creek. The Cobaw area formerly had its own Post Office and State school,[1] now closed. Cobaw Post Office opened on 1 December 1887 and closed in 1952.[2] The Cobaw Range is a section of the Great Dividing Range north of the settlement, running roughly east–west. The ranges are mainly granitic and reach a maximum height of 760m. Most of the western parts of this range are within the boundaries of the Cobaw State Forest. In the 2016 censes Cobaw had a population of 70.[3]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cobaw, Victoria.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1956. p. 751.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Cobaw". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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