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Bambill, Victoria

Coordinates: 34°24′20″S 141°30′07″E / 34.40556°S 141.50194°E / -34.40556; 141.50194
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Bambill
Victoria
Postcode(s)3496
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
RegionSunraysia
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal division(s)Mallee

Bambill is a locality situated on the Redcliffs-Merringur Road in the Sunraysia region. It is about 6 kilometres east from Yarrara and 9 kilometres west from Werrimull. The area was settled in the 1920s, the Post Office opening on 20 April 1926 (closing in 1959).[2] The railway opened in 1925, and the station was closed in 1977.[3]

Bambill has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Millewa Football League, however the club now trains and plays in Mildura. [4]

References

  1. ^ Travelmate
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  3. ^ Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ^ Full Points Footy, Bambill, retrieved 15 April 2009

34°24′20″S 141°30′07″E / 34.40556°S 141.50194°E / -34.40556; 141.50194