Emu Flat, Victoria

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Emu Flat
Victoria
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Former Emu Flat State School
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Emu Flat
Coordinates 37°05′S144°45′E / 37.083°S 144.750°E / -37.083; 144.750 Coordinates: 37°05′S144°45′E / 37.083°S 144.750°E / -37.083; 144.750
Postcode(s) 3522. [1]
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Mitchell

Emu Flat is a locality in the Shire of Mitchell local government area, in Victoria, Australia. It is situated between Lancefield and Tooborac, 92 kilometres to the north-west of Melbourne by road. [2] [3]

Emu Flat has two "heritage places" listed in the Shire of Mitchell Planning Scheme. These are the Uniting Church (formerly Presbyterian Church), and the former State School. [4]

The Emu Flat Post Office opened on 17 September 1877 and closed in 1945. [5]

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References

  1. "Location:Emu Flat, Vic". Postcode Search. Australia Post. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  2. "travelmate.com.au". Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2008.(Emu Flat-Baynton Rd, Nulla Vale )[ dead link ]
  3. "Emu Flat". Place Names Search. Geoscience Australia. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  4. "Schedule to the Heritage Overlay". Mitchell Planning Scheme. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  5. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List" . Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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