Parkers Corner, Victoria

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Parkers Corner
Victoria
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Potato farm at Parkers Corner
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Parkers Corner
Coordinates 37°57′0″S146°23′0″E / 37.95000°S 146.38333°E / -37.95000; 146.38333 Coordinates: 37°57′0″S146°23′0″E / 37.95000°S 146.38333°E / -37.95000; 146.38333
Population12 (?)[ citation needed ]
LGA(s) Shire of Baw Baw

Parkers Corner is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located at the junction of Rawson Road and Tyers - Thomson Valley Road, in the Shire of Baw Baw.

Parkers Corner Post Office opened on 16 January 1950 and closed in 1967. [1]

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References

  1. Phoenox Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 24 March 2021