Seaton, Victoria

Seaton
Victoria
Seaton
Coordinates 37°55′59″S 146°40′01″E / 37.933°S 146.667°E / -37.933; 146.667Coordinates: 37°55′59″S 146°40′01″E / 37.933°S 146.667°E / -37.933; 146.667
Postcode(s) 3858
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s) Gippsland East
Federal Division(s) Gippsland

Seaton is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, located in the Shire of Wellington, 204 kilometres (127 mi) east of the state capital, Melbourne. The town has a population of only a couple of hundred people.

The Post Office opened on 1 December 1862 as Bald Hills (Gippsland), was renamed Seaton in 1879, and closed in 1967.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11


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