Lake Rowan
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| Coordinates: 36°16′11″S 145°58′01″E / 36.26972°S 145.96694°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 66[1] (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3727 | ||||||||||||
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Lake Rowan is a locality in northern Victoria, Australia. It is in the local government area of the Shire of Moira. The locality is named for "Lake Rowan"—a reserve with a dry swamp.
In the Jerilderie Letter, Ned Kelly states he used local resident Mr. Swanhill to sell his horses in October 1877.[2] Lake Rowan post office opened on 1 July 1875 and was closed on 30 November 1981.[3] The town has a cemetery (first burial 1870s) with former Geelong and Carlton (Premiership Player) Jim Flynn (1871–1955) interred.
References
[edit]- ↑ "2016 Lake Rowan, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Lake Rowan at KellyGang". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
External links
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Media related to Lake Rowan, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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