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| Coordinates | 35°22′58″S142°11′24″E / 35.38278°S 142.19000°E /-35.38278; 142.19000 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 149 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3491 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Patchewollock is a town in north-westVictoria,Australia. At the2021 census, Patchewollock had a population of 149.[2]
The name Patchewollock originated from two Aboriginal words:putje, plenty, andwallah,porcupine grass.[3] The town was first established after theFirst World War, whensoldier settlement blocks were appearing in the area. A post office (originally a receiving office) opened on 27 July 1920.[4]
Previous localities of Baring35°24′S142°04′E / 35.400°S 142.067°E /-35.400; 142.067 (Baring) with a post office open from 1926 to 1948, and Dering35°22′S142°19′E / 35.367°S 142.317°E /-35.367; 142.317 (Dering) with a post office open from 1923 to 1949, lie within that part of the Patchewollock locality in theRural City of Mildura.[citation needed]
As of 2011[update], the township maintained apub and a post office.[5]
Patchewollock is a rural township located within the traditional lands of theWergaia tribes, whose Aboriginal expression literally means the "place of the plenty porcupine grass". By the end ofWorld War I, the town was founded as asoldier settlement.
The town's most notable feature is a giant mural silo portrait, which depicts the life of grazier and grain farmer,Nick "Noodle" Hulland, painted in 2016 by street artistFintan Magee.
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