Wallace is a town in
Victoria,
Australia
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in the
Shire of Moorabool local government area
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, north-west of the state capital,
Melbourne
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.
The township was established in the 1880s. Wallace Post Office opened on 2 October 1885 and closed on 26 February 1993.
Wallace was the birthplace of
Edmond Hogan, twice
Victorian Premier in the 1920s.
References
Towns in Victoria (state)
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