Foxhow, Victoria
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Foxhow is a locality in Victoria, Australia
, located 200km south-west of Melbourne
in an agricultural area at the northern end of Lake Corangamite
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Foxhow Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1959 although an earlier office had a brief existence around 1870.
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 200km south-west of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in an agricultural area at the northern end of Lake Corangamite
Lake Corangamite
Lake Corangamite is Victoria’s largest natural lake, located near Colac in south-west Victoria, Australia in the Lakes and Craters region of the Victorian Volcanic Plains. The lake is hypersaline, and salinity levels have increased dramatically as the lake level has dropped in recent decades...
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Foxhow Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1959 although an earlier office had a brief existence around 1870.