Dumosa is a locality in Victoria,

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, located approximately 21 km from

Wycheproof, Victoria Wycheproof is a town in the centre of the Shire of Buloke, in north western Victoria, Australia. As of the , it had a population of 610. History The name "Wycheproof" originates from an Aboriginal word meaning 'grass on a hill', referring to ...

. Dumosa was named after the tree White Mallee (

Eucalyptus dumosa ''Eucalyptus dumosa'', commonly known as the white mallee, dumosa mallee, or Congoo mallee, is a species of mallee that is endemic to south eastern Australia. It usually has rough, flaky grey bark on the lower trunk, smooth bark above, lance-shap ...

) which is common in the area. Dumosa Post Office opened on 6 July 1908 and closed in 1964.

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