Australia
Victoria
Shire of Campaspe

Whroo

Whroo is a locality in the and , Victoria, Australia. The locality includes the Whroo Historical Area state reserve.
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  • Type: Locality with 43 residents
  • Description: ghost town in Victoria, Australia
  • Also known as: “Whroo, Victoria” and “Whroo, Victoria, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balaclava Mine.

Photo: HeyJude70, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was an open-cut mine in the ghost town of Whroo, Victoria. It opened in October 1854, one year after gold was found at the nearby .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rushworth.

Town
Photo: Lepidlizard, Public domain.
is a town in Victoria, . It is located 157 kilometres north of and, at the 2021 Census, had a population of 1,411. is situated 7 km north of Whroo.

Whroo

Latitude
-36.64648° or 36° 38′ 47″ south
Longitude
145.0272° or 145° 1′ 38″ east
Population
43
Elevation
171 metres (561 feet)
Open location code
4RM7923G+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1733629443
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2143735
Wiki­data ID
Q24190260
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Highlights include Site of Lewis Homestead and Balaclava Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Whroo”. Photo: Ricmik, CC BY-SA 3.0.