Murtoa

Article summary

Murtoa is a town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the , Murtoa had a population of 865. Murtoa is located around 30 kilometres from Horsham, a major city in the Wimmera region. The working section of the present-day Murtoa Grain Receival Centre can hold up to 400,000 tonnes of grain and is the largest inland Receival Centre in Australia.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1912 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1878 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1912". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1878". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375548098