Bushy Park, Victoria

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Bushy Park
Victoria
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Bushy Park
Coordinates 37°52′S147°01′E / 37.867°S 147.017°E / -37.867; 147.017
Population50 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3860
LGA(s) Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s) Gippsland East
Federal division(s) Gippsland

Bushy Park is a locality in the Shire of Wellington, Victoria, Australia.

Bushy Park Post Office opened on 1 November 1889 and closed in 1938. [2]

Eugene VON GUERard - View of the Gippsland Alps, from Bushy Park on the River Avon - Google Art Project (716240).jpg
Eugene VON GUERard - View of the Gippsland Alps, from Bushy Park on the River Avon - Google Art Project.jpg
Eugene von Guerard View of the Gippsland Alps, from Bushy Park on the River Avon (1861)

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bushy Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 August 2020. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 23 March 2021