Peterborough, Victoria

Peterborough, Victoria

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



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lga = Corangamite Shire
postcode = 3270
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pop = 178
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stategov = Polwarth
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 235
dir1 = W
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 54
dir2 = W
location2= Warrnambool
dist3 = 153
dir3 = E
location3= Portland

Peterborough is a small town on the historic Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, about 3 hours drive from Melbourne. It was supposedly founded when the schooner "The Schomberg" was wrecked in the middle of the 19th century, though not sufficiently populated to justify a Post Office until April 10, 1890. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocd.w?

access-date = 2008-04-11 ] It became a fishing village that is now a popular holiday destination. At the 2006 census, Peterborough had a population of 178.Census 2006 AUS
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name=Peterborough (State Suburb)
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Situated near The Twelve Apostles, London Arch and other notable natural land formations, Peterborough is perhaps best known for its part of the Shipwreck Coast. Many ships have been wrecked in the vicinity, due to limestone cliffs eroding away and leaving many patches of harder rock concealed just under the waves quite a distance out to sea, and this erosion is ongoing, as shown by London Bridge collapsing in the early nineties to form London Arch.

One of the most famous wrecks was the "Falls of Halladale" which was wrecked in 1908 in thick fog, and became a tourist attraction for the next few years as it remained on the reef it was stuck on.

Peterborough also has a 9 hole golf course, 2 public tennis courts, and beaches.

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