Donald (36°22′S 142°59′E) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Richardson River, at the junction of Sunraysia Highway and Borung Highway, in the Buloke Shire. It has a population of approximately 1700. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1641x1097, 133 KB) Shows location of w: Donald, Victoria marked in red in the Australian state of w:Victoria. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1641x1097, 133 KB) Shows location of w: Donald, Victoria marked in red in the Australian state of w:Victoria. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... The Sunraysia Highway B220, is an important north-south route in western Victoria. ... Borung Highway (C234) is a rural highway in western Victoria running in an west-east direction from Dimboola in the west to Charlton in the east. ... Buloke Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...
The town hosts a Scottish Dancing Country Weekend in June, and a lawn tennis championship on Labour Day weekend. Donald also has a football club called The Donald Royal Blues. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Labor Day (United States). ...
Recently the township bidded on one of the feux fish used in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth games ceremony, and was successful.
Another attraction in the township is the Bullock's Head Tree. It is a tree which has a growth on it in the shape of a head of a Bullock. The Bullocks Head Tree is a gum tree which has grown in the centre of a section of the Richardson River. ...
On September 26, 2006, a major road accident near Donald killed 7 people [1]. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Donald is a town of some 1700 people laid out around a serpentine stretch of the Richardson River which is popular with local anglers.
The shire of Donald was established and named in 1864 and the nascent town was named Donald after a survey in 1866.
Nearby are a lock-up and stables (1883), a brick oven from the Marnoo Forest (1880) and a shepherd's hut from the Donald brothers 'Banyenong' run (1850).
Victoria University ("Vic" for short) is a federated school of the University of Toronto, consisting of Victoria College and Emmanuel College.
Victoria University is somewhat distinct from the rest of the university being across Queen's Park from the main section of the campus, along with St.
Victoria College was originally founded (as Upper Canada Academy--the name was changed in 1841) in Cobourg, Ontario, to the east of Toronto, in 1836, largely due to the efforts of Egerton Ryerson.
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