Labertouche, Victoria
| Labertouche Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Labertouche | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°02′53″S 145°49′51″E / 38.04797°S 145.830841°ECoordinates: 38°02′53″S 145°49′51″E / 38.04797°S 145.830841°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 534 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3816 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Baw Baw | ||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McMillan | ||||||||||||
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Labertouche is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Jacksons Track, in the Shire of Baw Baw.
The first Labertouch Post Office opened on 5 April 1876.[2] Labertouche is named after Peter Paul Labertouche, the Secretary of the Victorian Railway Department in the late nienteenth century.<ref name -'The Argus'>"MR. P. P. LABERTOUCHE.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 18 March 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 5 July 2015.</ref> who was descendent from Irish Huguenots family.[3] A school was opened in 1880 and continues to operate.[4]
Notable residents
- Lionel Rose Australian Aboriginal boxer, born at Jacksons Track settlement near Labertouche and attended Labertouche Primary School
Places of interest
- Labertouche Cave- Granite caves[5]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Labertouche (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ Burkes Colonial Gentry p351
- ↑ Labertouche Primary School History, THE SCHOOL AN EARLY HISTORY
- ↑ 30. VRO Home > Port Phillip & Westernport > Landform Labertouche Caves - Granite Caves
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