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Town in Victoria, Australia

Newry Victoria
Newry
Coordinates	37°55′S 146°53′E / 37.917°S 146.883°E / -37.917; 146.883
Population	427 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3859
Location	219 km (136 mi) E of Melbourne 31 km (19 mi) NW of Traralgon 12 km (7 mi) NW of Maffra
LGA(s)	Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal division(s)	Gippsland

Newry is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Newry - Boisdale Road, north west of Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. The town had a population in 2016 of 427 people.

History

The first survey of the area was conducted in 1860 by W. Dawson. A fresh survey was conducted in 1861 by C. P. Rafferty, and further surveying was performed by G. Hastings in 1863. The survey by Rafferty set aside occupied land for a township reserve, which was surveyed into blocks by G.T. Jones in 1867. 16 blocks were sold in 1867, and blocks were sold again in 1871.

The Post Office opened on 1 February 1869 as Upper Maffra and was renamed Maffra Upper in 1889 and Newry in 1894. A brick church was built in 1885.

Sport

Golfers play at the course of the Newry Golf Club on Three Chain Road.

Notable people

Craig Huffer — sub 4-minute miler
Bill Young — VFL footballer & Coleman Medalist

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newry (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
"2016 Census QuickStats: Newry".
Dwyer, Jack (1991), St. Ita's Newry 1891-1991, Enterprise Press Pty. LTD
Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 5 April 2021
Golf Select, Newry, retrieved 11 May 2009

v t e Localities in the Shire of Wellington
Town	Alberton Boisdale Briagolong Carrajung Coongulla Cowwarr^ Dargo^ Glengarry^ Glenmaggie Golden Beach Gormandale Heyfield Loch Sport Longford Maffra McLoughlins Beach Munro Newry Paradise Beach Port Albert Rosedale Sale Seaspray Stratford Tinamba Toongabbie^ Walhalla^ Woodside Wurruk Yarram
Locality	Airly Alberton West Arbuckle Balook^ Billabong Binginwarri^ Blackwarry Budgee Budgee Bundalaguah Buragwonduc Bushy Park Callignee North Callignee South Calrossie Carrajung Lower Carrajung South Clydebank Cobains Cowa Crookayan Crooked River Darriman Dawson Denison Devon North Dutson Dutson Downs East Sale Fernbank^ Flamingo Beach Flynn^ Flynns Creek^ Fulham Gelliondale Giffard Giffard West Gillum Glenfalloch Glomar Beach Grand Ridge^ Hawkhurst Hedley^ Hiamdale Hiawatha Hollands Landing Howitt Plains Hunterston Jack River Kilmany Koorool Lake Wellington Langsborough Licola Licola North Llowalong Macks Creek Madalya Maffra West Upper Manns Beach Meerlieu Miowera Monomak Montgomery Moornapa Moroka Myrtlebank Nambrok Nap Nap Marra Ocean Grange^ Pearsondale Perry Bridge Reynard^ Riverslea Robertsons Beach Sargood Seacombe Seaton Snake Island Staceys Bridge Stockdale Stradbroke Tamboritha Tarra Valley Tarraville The Heart The Honeysuckles Tinamba West Toolome Valencia Creek Walhalla East Willung Willung South Winnindoo Won Wron Wongungarra^ Wonyip Woodside Beach Woodside North Woolenook Worrowing Wrathung Wrixon Yangoura
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v t e Towns of Gippsland
Central Gippsland	Boisdale Briagolong Coongulla Cowwarr Fernbank Glengarry Gormandale Heyfield Hollands Landing Licola Loch Sport Longford Maffra Munro Newry Rosedale Sale Seaspray Stratford Tinamba Toongabbie Woodside Woodside Beach
East Gippsland	Anglers Rest Bairnsdale Bellbird Creek Bemm River Benambra Bendoc Buchan Buchan South Bruthen Cabbage Tree Creek Cann River Cape Conran Cassilis Club Terrace Dargo Deddick Dinner Plain Eagle Point Ensay Gelantipy Genoa Johnsonville Lakes Entrance Lake Tyers Beach Lindenow Mallacoota Marlo Metung Mossiface Mount Hotham Nicholson Nowa Nowa Nungurner Omeo Orbost Paynesville Raymond Island Swan Reach Swifts Creek Tambo Crossing Tambo Upper Twin Rivers W Tree Woodglen Wulgulmerang
Latrobe Valley	Boolarra Churchill Erica Glengarry Hazelwood North Moe Morwell Newborough Rawson Thorpdale Traralgon Tyers Walhalla Yallourn North Yinnar Yinnar South
South Gippsland	Alberton Allambee Arawata Bena Berrys Creek Buffalo Dalyston Darby River Dumbalk Fish Creek Foster Inverloch Kardella Kilcunda Koonwarra Kongwak Korumburra Leongatha Loch Meeniyan Mirboo North Nyora Poowong Port Albert Port Franklin Port Welshpool Ruby Sandy Point San Remo Stony Creek Strzelecki Tarwin Lower Tidal River Toora Trida Venus Bay Walkerville Waratah Bay Welshpool Wonthaggi Yanakie Yarram
West Gippsland	Athlone Bona Vista Brandy Creek Buln Buln Bunyip Cloverlea Crossover Darnum Drouin Ellinbank Erica Gainsborough Garfield Iona Jindivick Labertouche Lardner Lillico Longwarry Maryknoll Modella Nar Nar Goon Narracan Neerim Neerim North Neerim South Nilma Noojee Rawson Ripplebrook Rokeby Shady Creek Tarago Tonimbuk Trafalgar Tynong Warragul Walhalla Yarragon

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