Waratah Bay, Victoria

Waratah Bay, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place
type = town
name = Waratah Bay
state = vic


caption = A picture of the Waratah Bay town centre.
lga = South Gippsland Shire
postcode = 3959
pop = 700Fact|date=October 2008
area =
est =
propval = $202,750Fact|date=October 2008
stategov = Gippsland South
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 180
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 45
dir2 = S
location2= Leongatha
dist3 = 25
dir3 = SW
location3= Foster

Waratah Bay is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, on the shore of Waratah Bay.

The town is named after the bay which was named after a ship the Waratah which anchored here for repairs when damaged.Citation
last = Sydney Morning Herald | title = Walkerville | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/victoria/walkerville/2005/02/17/1108500207552.html | accessdate = 2008-09-11 ]

A Post Office named Waratah Bay opened on 10 August 1885, but was at nearby Walkerville and was renamed as such in 1892. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

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