Labertouche

Labertouche
Victoria
Labertouche; Victoria
	Labertouche
Coordinates	38°02′53″S 145°49′51″E / 38.047970°S 145.830841°E
Population	356 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3816
LGA(s)	Shire of Baw Baw
County	Buln Buln
State electorate(s)	Narracan
Federal division(s)	Monash
	Localities around Labertouche:

Labertouche is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located on Jacksons Track, in the Shire of Baw Baw. At the 2016 census, Labertouche had a population of 356.^[1]

The first post office in Labertouche opened on 5 April 1876.^[2]

The locality is named after Peter Paul Labertouche, the Secretary of the Victorian Railways Department in the late nineteenth century,^[3] and who descended from an Irish Huguenots family.^[4]

A school was opened in 1880 and continues to operate.^[5]

The tree species Grevillea barklyana is endemic to an area near Labertouche.

Notable residents

Lionel Rose Australian Aboriginal boxer, born at Jacksons Track settlement near Labertouche and attended Labertouche Primary School.

Places of interest

Labertouche Cave – granite caves^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census QuickStats Labertouche". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
^ "MR. P. P. LABERTOUCHE". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 March 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 5 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Burkes Colonial Gentry p351
^ Labertouche Primary School History, THE SCHOOL AN EARLY HISTORY Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ 30. VRO Home > Port Phillip & Westernport > Landform Labertouche Caves - Granite Caves

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[ABS2016-1] "2016 Census QuickStats Labertouche". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[PostOffice-2] Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008

[The_Argus-3] "MR. P. P. LABERTOUCHE". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 March 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 5 July 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] Burkes Colonial Gentry p351

[5] Labertouche Primary School History, THE SCHOOL AN EARLY HISTORY Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine

[6] 30. VRO Home > Port Phillip & Westernport > Landform Labertouche Caves - Granite Caves

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v t Localities in the Shire of Baw Baw
City	Drouin Warragul
Town	Buln Buln Darnum Drouin South Drouin West Ellinbank Jindivick Labertouche Longwarry^ Longwarry North Moe^ Moe South^ Narracan^ Neerim Neerim South Nilma Nilma North Nyora^ Poowong North^ Rawson Ripplebrook Rokeby Tanjil South^ Thorpdale Toongabbie^ Trafalgar Trafalgar East Trafalgar South Warragul South Willow Grove Yallourn North^ Yarragon Yarragon South
Locality	Aberfeldy Ada Allambee Allambee Reserve^ Allambee South Amor Athlone Baw Baw Bona Vista Boola Brandy Creek Bravington Buln Buln East Caringal Childers Cloverlea Coalville Coopers Creek Crossover Delburn^ Drouin East Erica Ferndale Fumina Fumina South Gainsborough Gentle Annie Hallora Heath Hill^ Hill End Icy Creek Jacob Creek Jericho Lardner Lillico Loch Valley Modella^ Moondarra Mountain View Nayook Neerim East Neerim Junction Neerim North Noojee Piedmont Poowong East^ Seaview Shady Creek Strzelecki^ Tanjil Tanjil Bren Tetoora Road Thalloo Thomson Thorpdale South^ Toombon Toorongo^ Torwood Trida^ Vesper Walhalla^ Warragul West Westbury
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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