Cobram East Explained

Type:town
Cobram East
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-35.9797°N 145.745°W
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pop:242
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:3644
Lga:Shire of Moira
Stategov:Ovens Valley
Fedgov:Nicholls
Near-N:Barooga (NSW)
Near-Ne:Boomanoomana (NSW)
Near-E:Boomanoomana (NSW)
Near-Se:Boosey
Near-S:Katamatite East
Near-Sw:Katamatite
Near-W:Cobram
Near-Nw:Cobram

Cobram East is a locality situated in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia. The locality is close to the Murray River.

It features a caravan park and offers numerous walking tracks in the state forest. The post office in the area was initially opened as 'Cobram' on 1 January 1870. However, it was later renamed to 'Boomerang' on 1 January 1888 due to the opening of another post office to the west on the same date. Subsequently, 'Boomerang Post Office' was further renamed to 'Cobram East' on 12 March 1888. Later, the post office closed its services on 31 May 1961.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Cobram East, Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2022-05-25 . abs.gov.au.