Bulga, Victoria

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Bulga
Victoria
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Bulga
Coordinates 35°18′15″S143°20′31″E / 35.30417°S 143.34194°E / -35.30417; 143.34194 Coordinates: 35°18′15″S143°20′31″E / 35.30417°S 143.34194°E / -35.30417; 143.34194
Population0 [1] (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 3586
LGA(s) Rural City of Swan Hill
State electorate(s) Murray Plains
Federal division(s) Mallee
Localities around Bulga:
Nowie Pira Pira
Nowie Bulga Woorinen South
Nowie Nowie Swan Hill West

Bulga is a locality located in the local government area of the Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia. Bulga post office opened in 1905, renamed Bulga State School in 1906, renamed back to Bulga in 1935 and was closed on the 31 March 1953. [2]


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References

  1. "2016 Bulga (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 11 April 2008