Pirron Yallock, Victoria

Pirron Yallock
Pirron Yallock; Victoria
	A church in Pirron Yallock
	Pirron Yallock
Coordinates	38°20′12″S143°23′31″E / 38.33667°S 143.39194°E Coordinates: 38°20′12″S143°23′31″E / 38.33667°S 143.39194°E
Population	113 (2016 census)
LGA(s)	Colac Otway Shire ; Corangamite Shire ;
State electorate(s)	Polwarth
Federal Division(s)	Wannon

Last updated January 07, 2021

Pirron Yallock is a town in western Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Princes Highway (route A1), where route C163 branches off towards Timboon and Nullawarre. Pirron Yallock is on the banks of Pirron Yallock Creek, which flows into Lake Corangamite.^[2]

Pirron Yallock state school celebrated its centenary in 1974.^[3]

Pirron Yallock was served by the Pirron Yallock railway station on the Warrnambool railway line, until the station was closed in 1981.

Pirron Yaloak Post Office opened on 12 July 1872, was renamed Pirron Yallock on 21 June 1965, and closed on 31 October 1973.^[4]

The Pirron Yallock racecourse was the first place in Victoria to legally operate a totalizator, at the race meeting on 2 May 1931.^[2]^[5]

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pirron Yallock (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
1 2 "1931 : Meanwhile at Pirron Yallock". VicTAB : How And Why?. Oz Sports History. March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
↑ Pirron Yallock state school No.1424 : centenary 1874-1974, Pirron Yallock: Pirron Yallock State School, 1974, retrieved 7 September 2016
↑ "Pirron Yallock". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
↑ "TOTE BEGUN IN MELBOURNE". The News . XVII (2, 523) (HOME ed.). Adelaide. 19 August 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2016– via National Library of Australia.

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[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pirron Yallock (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[VicTab-2] 1 2 "1931 : Meanwhile at Pirron Yallock". VicTAB : How And Why?. Oz Sports History. March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[3] Pirron Yallock state school No.1424 : centenary 1874-1974, Pirron Yallock: Pirron Yallock State School, 1974, retrieved 7 September 2016

[4] "Pirron Yallock". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

[5] "TOTE BEGUN IN MELBOURNE". The News . XVII (2, 523) (HOME ed.). Adelaide. 19 August 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 7 September 2016– via National Library of Australia.

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