Benetook, Victoria
Benetook Victoria | |
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Postcode(s) | 3496 |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura |
Region | Sunraysia |
State electorate(s) | Mildura |
Federal division(s) | Mallee |
Benetook is a locality in the Sunraysia region about 9 kilometres west of Thurla and 8 kilometres east of Pirlta.
The Post Office opened around 1925. The building was destroyed by fire in 1929,[2] and the office was closed in 1946.[3] Benetook was on the Morkalla railway line. The station opened with the first section of the line in 1924, with facilities for passengers, goods and grain. It closed in 1970.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Post Office and Store Burnt". The Argus. 25 January 1929. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 9 February 2021
- ^ Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
34°22′0″S 142°0′0″E / 34.36667°S 142.00000°E