Trafalgar, Victoria

Trafalgar, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Baw Baw
postcode = 3824
est =
pop = 2685 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26821 | name = Trafalgar (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp = 19.3
mintemp = 8.9
rainfall = 749.4
stategov = Narracan
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 124
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 11
dir2 = W
location2= Moe

Trafalgar is a town in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and main Gippsland railway line about convert|10|km|mi|0|lk=on west of Moe. The town backs onto the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges to the south. At the 2006 census, Trafalgar had a population of 2685.

Trafalgar Post Office opened on 2 June 1879. 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 ]

Trafalgar was noted for having a cheese factory producing award-winning cheeses. The factory was owned by Petersville from 1960 until its closure in 1990.

The town has an Australian Rules football team, the Trafalgar Bloods, competing in the Mid Gippsland Football League.

The town has its own railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line.

Education

Trafalgar is serviced by a number of schools:
* Trafalgar Primary School
* St Josephs School (Primary)
* Trafalgar High School

References

ee also

*Thorpdale, Victoria
*Moe, Victoria
*Trafalgar railway station
*Trafalgar High School

External links

* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Trafalgar/2005/02/17/1108500207525.html A tourism page] (Sydney Morning Herald)
* [http://www.trafalgar.org.au/ Trafalgar] Official Trafalgar Website.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Trafalgar — can refer to:* Cape Trafalgar in south west Spain ** The Battle of Trafalgar, fought near the cape *** Trafalgar Square in London, commemorating the above battle *** Trafalgar Day, also commemorating the battle *** Trafalgar 200, bicentenary… …   Wikipedia

  • Trafalgar — ist die Kurzform für: das Kap Trafalgar die Schlacht von Trafalgar den Trafalgar Square in London den Trafalgar Day Schlachtschiffe der Trafalgar Klasse (Schlachtschiff) U Boote der Trafalgar Klasse (1981) die Trafalgar Moräne in Oakville,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trafalgar Day — is the celebration of the victory won by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson s British fleet over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. It was widely commemorated by parades, dinners and other events… …   Wikipedia

  • Trafalgar High School — Infobox Aust school name = Trafalgar High School motto = Quant Je Puis established = 1964 type = Public, Co educational principal = Jane Haustorfer city = Trafalgar state = VIC country = Australia flag|Australia campus = Single enrolment = 700… …   Wikipedia

  • Trafalgar railway station, Victoria — VlineRailwayStation1 NAME=Trafalgar CODE=TFG DISTANCE=122.26 km LINES=Bairnsdale PLATFORMS=2 TRACKS=2 STATUS=Unmanned Station FACILITIES= [http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/20350 Link] TIMETABLES= [http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/20350… …   Wikipedia

  • Trafalgar-Day — Der Trafalgar Day ist der Gedenktag für den Sieg der britischen Flotte unter Admiral Horatio Nelson über die vereinigte französische und spanische Flotte unter Pierre Charles de Villeneuve in der Schlacht von Trafalgar am 21. Oktober 1805. Er… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Trafalgar Square — Trafalgar Square. Canada House, en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Trafalgar (Australie) — Trafalgar La grand rue de Trafalgar Administration Pa …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Trafalgar Square — is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London, it is a tourist attraction; its trademark is Nelson s Column which stands in the centre and the four lion statues that guard the column. Statues and sculptures are… …   Wikipedia

  • Trafalgar Dock — is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Vauxhall and connected to Salisbury Dock to the north. The sites of two former docks are located in the vicinity; Victoria Dock was… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”