Birdwoodton, Victoria

Birdwoodton, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Birdwoodton
state = vic



caption = Entering Birdwoodton
lga = Rural City of Mildura
region = Sunraysia
postcode = 3505
pop = 971 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25167 | name = Birdwoodton (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
timezone = AEST
utc = +10
timezone-dst = AEST
utc-dst = +11
stategov = Mildura
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 548
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 14
location2= Mildura
dist3 = 15
location3= Irymple
dist4 = 4
location4= Merbein [ [http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] ]

Birwoodton is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region, in north western Victoria, Australia. The place by road, is situated about 4 kilometres south from Merbein and 14 kilometres north west from Mildura.

Named after William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, leader of the ANZAC forces at the Battle of Gallipoli, it was established as an agricultural soldier settler scheme soon after World War I. The Post Office opened on July 19, 1920 (closed in 1978). Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11
]

The locality is predominantly devoted to grape production.

Notes and References

External links

* [http://www.mildura.vic.gov.au/Files/L_Birdwoodton.PDF Map of Birdwoodton] {PDF}


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