Nicholson is a town in

East Gippsland East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia covering (14%) of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It has a population of 80,114. Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: Ea ...

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, 295 km east of the state capital

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. It is situated between the larger towns of

Bairnsdale Bairnsdale (locally ) (Gunai language, Ganai: ''Wy-yung'') is a city in East Gippsland, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, situated in a region traditionally inhabited by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people. The estimated popu ...

and

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. At the 2021 census, Nicholson had a population of 1,322. Nicholson is located on the

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and lies on the banks of the Nicholson River. Nicholson Post Office opened on 1 August 1885. The town has a substantial

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on the west bank of the river, to the south of the highway, where picnic, toilet, and

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facilities are also available. The East Gippsland Rail Trail passes across the north section of the town, with the site of the former Nicholson Railway Station identified by a sign.

Gallery

File:Nicholson-River-Panorama,-Nicholson,-VIC,-15.9.2008.jpg, Looking south along the Nicholson River, with the boat ramp and Princes Highway to the right File:Rail-Trail-Trestle-Bridge,-Nicholson,-VIC,-13.09.2008.jpg, Looking north to the East Gippsland Rail Trail trestle bridge across the river File:Rail-Trail-Trestle-Bridge-close,-Nicholson,-VIC,-13.09.2008.jpg, The East Gippsland Rail Trail former railway trestle bridge over the Nicholson River File:Nicholson-River-and-road-bridge,-Nicholson,-VIC,-13.09.2008.jpg, Looking south down the Nicholson River towards the Princes Highway road bridge from the East Gippsland Rail Trail

References

Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of East Gippsland {{Gippsland-geo-stub