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Town in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Faraday is a locality situated on the Calder Highway, 116 kilometres (72 mi) north west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.
Faraday Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 37°03′S 144°17′E |
Population | 158 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 3451[2] |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mount Alexander |
The Post Office opened on 1 April 1867, but was closed in 1880, postal services being provided from nearby Harcourt.[4]
The former Faraday Primary School is a single-room building constructed in 1869 from local granite. It opened as a Common School and became a State School in 1873. In October 1972, six pupils and their teacher were kidnapped from the school and held for a ransom of one million dollars. All later escaped unharmed[5] . The school was closed in 1976, and the building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[5]
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