Stanley, Victoria
Stanley | |
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The now closed general store and post office (circa 1852) | |
Stanley | |
| Coordinates: 36°24′0″S 146°46′0″E / 36.40000°S 146.76667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 324 (2006 census) |
| Postcode | 3747 |
Stanley is a small town approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Beechworth in Victoria, Australia, noted for its apple and nut farms. At the 2011 census, Stanley had a population of 324.
The town was formerly known as Snake Gully and Nine Mile Creek. Many parts of this rural community have the remains of gold diggings from the Victorian gold rush of the mid-1800s.