Benetook, Victoria

Benetook
Victoria
Postcode(s) 3496
Elevation 70 m (230 ft)
Location
  • 545 km (339 mi) northwest of Melbourne
  • 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Mildura
  • 9 km (6 mi) west of Thurla
  • 8 km (5 mi) east of Pirlta [1]
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, closing in 1946.[2] 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. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Travelmate Archived 25 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
  3. ↑ Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

Coordinates: 34°22′0″S 142°0′0″E / 34.36667°S 142.00000°E / -34.36667; 142.00000

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