Koorlong, Victoria
| Koorlong Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 Store at Koorlong | |||||||||||||
  Koorlong | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′S 142°05′E / 34.283°S 142.083°ECoordinates: 34°17′S 142°05′E / 34.283°S 142.083°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 957 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3501 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Region | Sunraysia | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||
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Koorlong is a locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately 15 km south west of Mildura.
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]
1943 mid-air collision
On 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]
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- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Koorlong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ↑ Travelmate
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- 1 2 Dunn, Peter. "COLLISION OF TWO WIRRAWAYS OVER KOORLONG, VIC ON 21 JANUARY 1943". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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