Pira, Victoria
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  Pira | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′15″S 143°21′55″E / 35.25417°S 143.36528°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3585 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Rural City of Swan Hill | ||||||||||||||
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Pira is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 23 km from Swan Hill. It was a stop on the Piangil railway line but the station is now closed.
Pira Post Office opened on 14 July 1924 and closed in 1975.[3]
In December 2017 Amanda Maher, a farmer from Pira, was awarded a Victorian Young Farmer's Scholarship.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pira". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Travelmate". Archived from the original on 1 May 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 27 March 2021
- ^ Pulford, Jaala (19 December 2017). "Giving Young Farmers That Winning Edge" (Press release). Premier of Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
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