Watchupga, Victoria
| Watchupga Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Watchupga | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°45′28″S 142°43′33″E / 35.75778°S 142.72583°ECoordinates: 35°45′28″S 142°43′33″E / 35.75778°S 142.72583°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3485 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Buloke | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||
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Watchupga is a locality in Northern Victoria, Australia. The local government area of Watchupga is the Shire of Buloke.[1] Watchupga has a grain station on the Mildura railway line with a grain silo on the site which is 84 metres tall.[2][3] However, the station was closed to passenger and parcels traffic on 11 November 1975.[4] Watchupga Post Office opened on 23 July 1900 and was closed on 29 February 1972.[5]
References
- ↑ "Map of the Shire of Buloke" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ "Victorian Railway Map" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ "Watchupga grain station information". Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 9.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
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