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Omeo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Apline Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the East Gippsland Shire. The town has an approximate population of 300. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word for 'mountains'. 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. ... Mount Hotham is a ski resort in Victoria, Australia. ... East Gippsland Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...

The area was first visited by stockmen who drove stock through the region as early as 1835. Earthquakes in 1885 and 1892, and the Black Friday bushfires of 1939, caused damage to Omeo, yet several old buildings remain. Stockmen are the Australian equivalent of North American cowboys. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Black Friday fires of 1939 were the worst in Australian history. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The town hosts the Omeo Plains Mountain Festival in December and January each year, a market at Easter, and an agricultural show in November. Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search January, from the TrÃ¨s riches heures du duc de Berry January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search Easter is the most important religious holiday of the Christian liturgical year, observed in March, April, or May to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred after his death by crucifixion in AD 30-33 (see Good Friday). ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ...

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Fires sweep into alpine towns, taking 20 homes - smh.com.au (662 words)
	The town of Omeo, which faced an extreme threat during much of the afternoon, with flames licking at the edge of the town at one stage, was protected.
	Victoria's two main fires, the Pinnabar fires south of Corryong and the Bogong fires, crept closer yesterday and are still threatening to merge.
	The executive officer of Omeo District Hospital, Pauline Bommer, said a handful of people had been brought in after getting smoke or ash in their eyes, but otherwise there were no serious injuries.

Walkabout - Omeo (2584 words)
	Omeo is an old goldmining town in the mountain country 97 km north of Bruthen and 400 km north-east of Melbourne via the Princes and Omeo Highways.
	Land settlement began in 1870 and Omeo was declared a municipality in 1872.
	In the main street of Omeo is the A.M. Pearson Historical Park which contains the original courthouse (1865) and its Romanesque successor (1892), designed by A.J. MacDonald, who was also responsible for the neo-Gothic post office at South Yarra in Melbourne and the courthouse in Bairnsdale.

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