Major Plains, Victoria

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Major Plains
Victoria
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Major Plains
Coordinates 36°22′S145°48′E / 36.367°S 145.800°E / -36.367; 145.800 Coordinates: 36°22′S145°48′E / 36.367°S 145.800°E / -36.367; 145.800
Population37 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3725 [2]
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Major Plains is a locality situated to the north-west of Benalla in Victoria, Australia. [2] It is 226 kilometres by road from Melbourne.

The main east-west roads in the locality are Dookie-Devenish Road, Major Plains Road and Gooroombat-Dookie College Road (Thomas Road), while the main north-south roads are Duggans Road, Benalla Boundary Road (which divides the local government areas) and Roberts Road. [3]

A primary school operated in the locality between 1918 and 1946. [4] The original Major Plains Post Office was opened on 1 July 1870 and was temporarily renamed as Devenish Post Office between 1874 and 1878 before closing in 1898. A post office was re-established in 1901 and operated until 1948. [5]

The heavy clay soil originally supported a Grey Box and Red Gum grassy woodland, and grassy wetlands to the north of Grogans Road. Native shrub species include Mallee Wattle ( Acacia montana ), Hedge Wattle ( Acacia paradoxa ), Golden Wattle ( Acacia pycnantha ) Sweet Bursaria ( Bursaria spinosa ) and Drooping Cassinia ( Cassinia arcuata ). [6]

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References

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  3. "Interactive Map". Land.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
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