Iraak, Victoria

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

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caption = Aerial view of Nangiloc, Iraak and Colignan during the 1956 Murray River flood
lga = Rural City of Mildura
postcode = 3494
pop = 28 (within 7 km radius)
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stategov = Mildura
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 524
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 35
location2= Mildura
dist3 = 12
location3= Nangiloc
dist4 = 82
location4= Ouyen [ [http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] ]

Iraak is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 35km south-east from Mildura, Victoria.

Iraak and nearby localities Nangiloc and Colignan were established as soldier settlement farming areas after World War 1, road access to the area being from the west via Boonoonar on what is now the Calder Highway.Citation
last = Nangiloc Public School | title = Colignan Reminiscences | url = http://www.nangilocps.vic.edu.au/.html | accessdate = 2008-08-11 ] The Post Office opened on September 22, 1922 the same day as that of Nangiloc, closing in 1960.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 ]

As at October 2007, there is no public transport in Iraak.

ee also

*1956 Murray River flood

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