Koorlong is a locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately 15 km south west of Mildura.
| Koorlong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Store at Koorlong | |||||||||||||||
  Koorlong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′S 142°05′E / 34.283°S 142.083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 397 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3501 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Sunraysia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Located in Koorlong is the 1/8-mile Sunset Strip dragstrip, the Jambaroo Park motorcycle sports complex and the Koorlong Primary School. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1912[3] and continues to operate alongside Koorlong Store.
1943 mid-air collision
editOn 21 January 1943, two RAAF Wirraway trainers collided over the town.[4] 3 crew members were killed, with only the instructor of one aircraft surviving.[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koorlong, Victoria.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Koorlong (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 16 February 2021
- ^ a b Dunn, Peter. "COLLISION OF TWO WIRRAWAYS OVER KOORLONG, VIC ON 21 JANUARY 1943". ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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