Carwarp, Victoria
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Carwarp is a locality in Victoria
, Australia
, located approximately 36 km from Mildura, Victoria
.
Carwarp was the home town of Percy Stewart, a founding member of the Victorian Farmers Union, from which the Country Party
(now National Party of Australia) emerged. Stewart served in both the Victorian Legislative Assembly
, where he represented the electoral district of Mildura, and in the federal parliament for the Australian House of Representatives
electorate of Wimmera
. Another parliamentarian from Carwarp was Albert Allnutt, who represented the electoral district of Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1945.
Carwarp is the proposed location for the Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station.
The Post Office opened on November 17, 1913 and closed in 1992.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located approximately 36 km from Mildura, Victoria
Mildura, Victoria
Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia and seat of the Rural City of Mildura local government area. It is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The current population is estimated at just over 30,000.Mildura is a major agricultural centre...
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Carwarp was the home town of Percy Stewart, a founding member of the Victorian Farmers Union, from which the Country Party
Country Party
Country Party may refer to* Country Party of Australia, now called "National Party of Australia"* In Great Britain:** Country Party , opponents of the Court Party and the government, late 17th early 18th century** Ultra-Tories, active 1829–32...
(now National Party of Australia) emerged. Stewart served in both the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
, where he represented the electoral district of Mildura, and in the federal parliament for the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
electorate of Wimmera
Division of Wimmera
The Division of Wimmera was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It was named after the Wimmera region in which it was located. It originally encompassed the towns of Mildura, Swan Hill and Warracknabeal, but by the time it was abolished in 1977, it had drifted south and grown...
. Another parliamentarian from Carwarp was Albert Allnutt, who represented the electoral district of Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1945.
Carwarp is the proposed location for the Mildura Solar Concentrator Power Station.
The Post Office opened on November 17, 1913 and closed in 1992.