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Patchewollock is a town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Patchewollock had a population of 133.[1]

Patchewollock Victoria
Entering Patchewollock
Patchewollock
Coordinates	35°22′58″S 142°11′24″E
Population	133 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3491
Location	429 km (267 mi) NW of Melbourne 149 km (93 mi) S of Mildura 47 km (29 mi) S of Ouyen
LGA(s)	Shire of Yarriambiack Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Localities around Patchewollock: Torrita Walpeup, Ouyen Tempy Big Desert Patchewollock Speed, Turriff Yaapeet Hopetoun Lascelles

The name Patchewollock originated from two Aboriginal words: putje, plenty, and wallah, porcupine grass.[2] 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.[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2011^[update], the township maintained a pub and a post office.^{[citation needed]}

History

Patchewollock is a rural township located within the traditional lands of the Wergaia tribes, whose Aboriginal expression literally means the "place of the plenty porcupine grass". By the end of World War I, the town was came into its foundation as a soldier settlement.

The town's most notable feature is a giant mural silo portrait, which depicts the life of grazier and grain farmer, Nick "Noodle" Hulland, painted in 2016 by street artist Fintan Magee.

In 2021, Patchewollock had 80 dwellings and a population of 149 people.[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Patchewollock at Wikimedia Commons

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