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| lga = Shire of Macedon Ranges |
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| postcode = 3442 |
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| elevation = 490 |
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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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Cobaw Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Entering Cobaw | |||||||||||||||
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]
References
[edit]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.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Cobaw". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2021.