Munro, Victoria

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Munro
Victoria
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Munro
Coordinates 37°54′S147°11′E / 37.900°S 147.183°E / -37.900; 147.183 Coordinates: 37°54′S147°11′E / 37.900°S 147.183°E / -37.900; 147.183
Population143 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3862
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s) Gippsland East
Federal Division(s) Gippsland

Munro is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Munro - Stockdale Road, just north of the Princes Highway eleven kilometres east of Stratford, in the Shire of Wellington.

At the most recent national census, Munro had 143 citizens living within its district. [2] The town has no commercial businesses but it does have a St Mary's Anglican Church.

Transport

Munro is a closed station located on the Bairnsdale railway line in Victoria, Australia. It was 233 km from Southern Cross station.

The passenger platform was abolished by mid 1975, along with the goods platform. [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Munro (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC21818?opendocument
  3. "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1975. p. 179.