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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| name     = Baarmutha
| state    = vic
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|25|0|S|146|41|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| lga      = Shire of Indigo
| postcode = 3747
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Benambra|Benambra]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Indi|Indi]]
| dist1    = 299
| dir1     = NE
| location1= [[Melbourne]]
| dist2    = 23
| dir2     = W
| location2= [[Wodonga, Victoria]]
| dist3    = 6
| dir3     = SW
| location3= [[Beechworth, Victoria|Beechworth]]
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'''Baarmutha''' is a neighbourhood of [[Beechworth]] in the [[Shire of Indigo]],  [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]].

==History==
Originally known as Three Mile Creek, gold mining was performed in the area in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Remote sensing landscapes of water management on the Victorian goldfields, Australia|journal=Journal of Archaeological Science|author1=P Davies|author2=J Turnbull|author3=S Lawrence|year=2016}}</ref> The 1907 Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer listed a population of 100 along with a public school and library.<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer|year=1907|page=347}}</ref>

Baarmutha Post Office opened on 1 October 1875 and closed in 1968.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History  | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Baarmutha* | access-date = 23 March 2021 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Towns in Indigo Shire}}

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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]


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