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Township of Baxter – Historical Facts – Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Originally known as Mornington Junction, Baxter was renamed in 1911 after Captain Benjamin Baxter, the first European settler in the area. Baxter arrived at Port Melbourne from County Cork , Ireland in 1837. He opened the first post office in Port Philip (Melbourne) in 1837. In 1838 Baxter was granted a pastoral lease of 15,000 […]
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