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Lancaster is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Shepparton. At the 2016 census, Lancaster had a population of 393.[1]

Lancaster
Victoria
Primary school
Lancaster
Coordinates36°18′0″S 145°07′0″E
Population393 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3620
Location
  • 216 km (134 mi) N of Melbourne
  • 29 km (18 mi) NW of Shepparton
  • 11 km (7 mi) E of Kyabram
LGA(s)
  • Shire of Campaspe
  • City of Greater Shepparton
State electorate(s)Murray Plains
Federal division(s)Nicholls

History


The locality was named after Thomas Lancaster, an early settler in the region and the father of the state parliamentarian, Samuel Lancaster.[2]

The Post Office opened on 15 November 1878 and a Kyabram East office opened on 28 November 1878. In 1881 the Lancaster office closed and Kyabram East was renamed Lancaster. This office closed in 1994.[3]


Today


The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.

The town also has a small primary school with about 40 children.


References


  1. "2016 Census QuickStats Lancaster". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. Rollison, Kay. "Lancaster, Samuel (1852 - 1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
  3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 March 2021.


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