Cannum, Victoria

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Cannum
Victoria
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Residents outside Cannum State School c. 1920
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Cannum
Coordinates 36°18′36″S142°14′37″E / 36.3101°S 142.2437°E / -36.3101; 142.2437 Coordinates: 36°18′36″S142°14′37″E / 36.3101°S 142.2437°E / -36.3101; 142.2437
Population48 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 3393
Elevation120 m (394 ft) [1]
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Yarriambiack
State electorate(s) Lowan
Federal division(s) Mallee

Cannum is a small farming locality near Warracknabeal in Victoria, Australia. Although today Cannum has no schools, it once had multiple primary schools. [2] It had a football team until it folded in 1970.

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References

  1. "Cannum climate, averages and extreme weather record". Meat & Livestock Australia.
  2. "29 Jul 1887 - CANNUM. - Trove". Trove.