Underbool, Victoria
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 Mallee Highway at Underbool |
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 Underbool
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| Population: | 217(2006) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3509 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: 35°10′0″S 141°49′0″E / 35.166667°S 141.816667°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 91 m (299 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Mallee | ||||||||||||
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Underbool is a town situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 13 kilometres (8 mi) kilometres west from Torrita and 11 kilometres (7 mi) kilometres east from Linga. At the 2006 census, Underbool had a population of 217.[2]
The town name is thought to come from the German word underbolt given to it by surveyor Dr Neumayer when he camped there in October 1861.
A Post Office opened on 15 July 1812 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier.[3]
The town services the grain farmers and graziers in the area. For tourists it provides access to the Pink Lakes in Murray-Sunset National Park.
With its neighbouring township Walpeup Underbool has a football team (Walpeup-Underbool) in the Mallee Football League.
Golfers play at the course of the Underbool Golf Club on Monash Avenue.[4]
[edit] Notes and references
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- ^ Travelmate
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "(L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL254600&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Golf Select, Underbool, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1114, retrieved 2009-05-11
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