Patchewollock, Victoria

Patchewollock, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Patchewollock
state = vic


caption = "Snowdrift" sandhill on otherwise flat land in Wyperfeld National Park, west of Patchewollock, 2001
lga = Shire of Yarriambiack
postcode = 3491
est =
pop = 332 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26417 | name = Patchewollock (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Mildura
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 429
dir1 = NW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 149
dir2 = S
location2= Mildura
dist3 = 47
dir3 = S
location3= Ouyen

Patchewollock is a small town in North-West Victoria, Australia. It 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 July 27, 1920 Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 ] At the 2006 census, Patchewollock and the surrounding area had a population of 332.

The town maintains a pub and a post office.

The name Patchewollock originated from two Aboriginal words: "putje", plenty, and "wallah", porcupine grass. [ [http://www.yarriambiack.vic.gov.au/index.php?f_func=towns_patchewollock Shire of Yarriambiack Council] ]

Patchewollock is located at 35°22'57.89"S 142°11'22.27"E. Snow Drift (as displayed) is located at 35°25'17.07"S 141°55'56.99"E. The sand-dunes and the ancient lake-bed are easily visible using Google Earth.

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