Labertouche
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Labertouche Victoria |
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 Labertouche
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| Coordinates | 38°02′53″S 145°49′51″E / 38.04797°S 145.830841°ECoordinates: 38°02′53″S 145°49′51″E / 38.04797°S 145.830841°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 534 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3816 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Baw Baw | ||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McMillan | ||||||||||||
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Labertouche is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Jacksons Track, in the Shire of Baw Baw.
The first Labertouch post office opened on 5 April 1876.
The town is named after Peter Paul Labertouche, the Secretary of the Victorian Railway Department in the late nienteenth century, and who descended from an Irish Huguenots family.
A school was opened in 1880 and continues to operate.
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