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Fernbank, Victoria

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The origin of the town's name is somewhat of a mystery. It is commonly believed that the town was named after the plants that grow by the banks of the
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Approximately 2.5 km south-west of Fernbank is the Fernbank Landscape and Flora Reserve, just off of the main highway,
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close by, the small community not only services itself, but travellers along the main highway that stop for a break.
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Fernbank Post Office opened on 1 January 1868 and closed in 1977.
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closed to passengers in 1981 and then fully closed in 1996.
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Victoria
Fernbank is located in Shire of East Gippsland
Coordinates
37°52′S 147°20′E / 37.867°S 147.333°E / -37.867; 147.333
2016 census
Postcode(s)
Melbourne
Sale
Bairnsdale
LGA(s)
Shire of East Gippsland
Region
Gippsland
County
Australia
State electorate(s)
Gippsland East
Federal division(s)
Gippsland
Victoria
Melbourne
2016 census
Princes Highway
Perry River
Princes Highway
Bairnsdale railway line
station


"ABS 2001 Census"

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