Lascelles, Victoria
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Lascelles is a locality in Victoria
, Australia
, located approximately 113 km from Swan Hill, Victoria
. At the 2006 Census the state suburb of Lascelles had a population of 114.
The township was established as a station on the Mildura railway line and was named after Edward Harewood Lascelles owner of the Minapre grazing property in the area and a partner of wool-brokers Dennys-Lascelles.
Lascelles Post Office opened in 1903 when the railway arrived.
With its neighbouring township Woomelang
, Lascelles has a football
team (Woomelang-Lascelles) competing in the Mallee Football League
.
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....
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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 113 km from Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Murray Valley Highway, on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River. At the 2006 census, Swan Hill had a population of 9,684.-History:...
. At the 2006 Census the state suburb of Lascelles had a population of 114.
The township was established as a station on the Mildura railway line and was named after Edward Harewood Lascelles owner of the Minapre grazing property in the area and a partner of wool-brokers Dennys-Lascelles.
Lascelles Post Office opened in 1903 when the railway arrived.
With its neighbouring township Woomelang
Woomelang, Victoria
Woomelang is a town in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Sunraysia Highway, kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne, kilometres south east of Mildura and kilometres north of Horsham...
, Lascelles has a football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team (Woomelang-Lascelles) competing in the Mallee Football League
Mallee Football League (Victoria)
The Mallee Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Mallee region of northwestern Victoria. It is not to be confused with the identically named Mallee Football League .-History:...
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