Koorlong is a locality in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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located approximately 15 km south west of
Mildura
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.
Located in Koorlong is the 1/8-mile Sunset Strip
dragstrip
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, the Jambaroo Park
motorcycle sport
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Motorcycle racing
Motorcycle rac ...
s complex and the Koorlong Primary School. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1912
and continues to operate alongside Koorlong Store, including a bottleshop, general store and takeaway food.
1943 mid-air collision
On 21 January 1943, two
RAAF
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Wirraway trainers collided over the town.
3 crew members were killed, with only the instructor of one aircraft surviving.
References
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Mallee (Victoria)
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