Tynong, Victoria
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| Population: | 326 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3813 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 135 m (443 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Cardinia | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Bass | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McMillan | ||||||||||||
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Tynong is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 66 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2006 Census, Tynong had a population of 326.[1]
Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on 1 November 1882.[2]
Places of interest include Gumbuya Park, Mill Valley Ranch and Tynong railway station.
Tynong is notable for the granodiorite quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance. The pictures below were taken in the late 70's by a local resident.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tynong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26853&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=vic&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
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Coordinates: 38°05′00″S 145°37′00″E / 38.083333°S 145.616667°E
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