Patchewollock
Patchewollock is a town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Patchewollock had a population of 149.
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Patchewollock | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′58″S 142°11′24″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 149 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3491 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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The name Patchewollock originated from two Aboriginal words: putje, plenty, and wallah, porcupine grass. The town was first established after the First World War, when soldier settlement blocks were appearing in the area. A post office (originally a receiving office) opened on 27 July 1920.
Previous localities of Baring 35°24′S 142°04′E with a post office open from 1926 to 1948, and Dering 35°22′S 142°19′E with a post office open from 1923 to 1949, lie within that part of the Patchewollock locality in the Rural City of Mildura.
As of 2011, the township maintained a pub and a post office.
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