Labertouche, Victoria

Labertouche Victoria
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
Localities around Labertouche: Labertouche Labertouche Neerim South Labertouche Rokeby Crossover

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

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Labertouche (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
3. Burkes Colonial Gentry p351
4. Labertouche Primary School History, THE SCHOOL AN EARLY HISTORY
5. 30. VRO Home > Port Phillip & Westernport > Landform Labertouche Caves - Granite Caves