Leitchville, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Gannawarra
postcode = 3567
est = 1929
pop = 271
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Rodney
fedgov = Mallee, Murray
dist1 = 262
dir1 = NW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 108
dir2 = SE
location2= Swan Hill
dist3 = 49
dir3 = SE
location3= Kerang
dist4 = 17
dir4 = SE
location4= Cohuna

Leitchville is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Gannawarra Local Government Area, 262 kilometres of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Leitchville had a population of 271.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL227600
name=Leitchville (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on]

History

The district was named after the manager of Gunbower station, Duncan Leitch, following his death in 1887, and the Post Office opened on 1 October 1887.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 ] The township was gazetted in 1929.

The Town today

The major industry in Leitchville is dairy production and a Murray Goulburn cheese factory is located in town.cite web
url = http://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=42&h=0
title = Towns in Gannawarra
publisher = Gannawarra Shire Council
accessdate = 2007-05-30] Kow Swamp, the site of a major palaeontological find providing insight into the origins of Indigenous Australians is located nearby.cite web
url = http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Leitchville_%5C_VIC
title = Leitchville Victoria
publisher = Travelmate
accessdate = 2007-05-30]

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Gunbower has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Leitchville-Gunbower | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Leitchville-Gunbower.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

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