Toongabbie, Victoria
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Toongabbie is a small country town located in South Eastern Victoria
Australia
, 177 kilometres (110 mi) from Melbourne
and just north of Traralgon. The railway station
was closed in 1986 and the former railway line has now been absorbed into the Gippsland
Plains Rail Trail. At the 2006 census
, Toongabbie had a population of 463.
The main attraction in Toongabbie is the Ned Stringer Memorial located on Hower Street.
Toongabbie Primary School opened in 1856 and the school is still open to date.
The hotel in Toongabbie known as the club hotel closed down in 1913.
Toongabbie Post Office opened on 1 December 1865.
Toongabbie had an Aussie Rules club which quit in 1999.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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Australia
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, 177 kilometres (110 mi) from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and just north of Traralgon. The railway station
Toongabbie railway station, Victoria
Toongabbie is a closed station located in the town of Toongabbie, on the Maffra railway line railway line in Victoria, Australia.It opened in 1883 with the construction of the line from Traralgon to Heyfield and was 176 km from Southern Cross....
was closed in 1986 and the former railway line has now been absorbed into the Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
Plains Rail Trail. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Toongabbie had a population of 463.
The main attraction in Toongabbie is the Ned Stringer Memorial located on Hower Street.
Toongabbie Primary School opened in 1856 and the school is still open to date.
The hotel in Toongabbie known as the club hotel closed down in 1913.
Toongabbie Post Office opened on 1 December 1865.
Toongabbie had an Aussie Rules club which quit in 1999.