Alma is a town in Victoria, Australia

Australia

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, located along the Maryborough - St Arnaud Road, west of Maryborough

Maryborough, Victoria

-Education:Maryborough has three schools:*Highview Christian Community College*Maryborough Education Centre Years Prep–12*St Augustine's Primary School Grades Prep–6-Music:...

. In the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Alma and the surrounding area had a population of 692.

Alma began as a gold-mining settlement and was named after the Battle of Alma

Battle of Alma

The Battle of the Alma , which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War , took place just south of the River Alma in the Crimea. An Anglo-French force under General St...

 in the Crimean War

Crimean War

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. It was surveyed in 1860, the Post Office opening on 1 July 1861. (closed 1969),
and proclaimed in 1891. It had a peak population of 2109.