Koorlong is a locality in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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located approximately 15 km south west of
Mildura
Mildura ( ) is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 at the 2021 census. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point, Merbein and Red ...
.
Located in Koorlong is the 1/8-mile Sunset Strip
dragstrip
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, the Jambaroo Park
motorcycle sport
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s complex and the Koorlong Primary School. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1912
and continues to operate alongside Koorlong Store.
1943 mid-air collision
On 21 January 1943, two
RAAF
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the governor-general of Aus ...
Wirraway
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trainers collided over the town.
3 crew members were killed, with only the instructor of one aircraft surviving.
References
Towns in Victoria (state)
Mallee (Victoria)
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