Lascelles, Victoria

Lascelles is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 113 km from Swan Hill, Victoria. In the 2016 census the state suburb of Lascelles had a population of 93.[1]

Lascelles
Victoria
Lascelles
Coordinates35°37′S 142°35′E
Population93 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3487
Location
  • 374 km (232 mi) from Melbourne
  • 169 km (105 mi) from Mildura
  • 113 km (70 mi) from Swan Hill
  • 65 km (40 mi) from Ouyen [2]
LGA(s)Shire of Yarriambiack

The township was established as a station on the Mildura railway line and was named after Edward Harewood Lascelles, owner of the Minapre grazing property in the area and a partner of wool-brokers Dennys-Lascelles.[3] Lascelles Post Office opened in 1903 when the railway arrived.[4]

With its neighbouring township Woomelang, Lascelles had a football team (Woomelang-Lascelles) competing in the Mallee Football League until the league folded in 2015.

In 1917, after an abnormally warm winter, the mouse population of Lascelles was so large that mice filled every square inch of ground. More than 1,500 tons of mice - it is estimated that there were over a hundred million - were slain before the outbreak was finally tamed.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lascelles (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats.
  2. Travelmate Archived 2007-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Learmonth, Noel F. (1970). Four Towns and a Survey. Hawthorn Press: Melbourne
  4. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  5. "MICE PLAGUE". The Argus (Melbourne) (22, 051). Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1917. p. 16. Retrieved 2 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.



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