Carrajung, Victoria
Carrajung Victoria | |||||||||
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Carrajung | |||||||||
Coordinates | 38°22′S 146°41′E / 38.367°S 146.683°ECoordinates: 38°22′S 146°41′E / 38.367°S 146.683°E | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3844 | ||||||||
Elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Wellington | ||||||||
County | Buln Buln | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gippsland South | ||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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Carrajung is a town in eastern Victoria, Australia. Carrajung is situated between Yarram and Traralgon, about 5 kilometres from the Hyland Highway at a height of approximately 520 meters above sea level. Carrajung is situated close to the eastern end of the Grand Ridge Road.
It has a population of around 100 people. Carrajung has a football oval, one church,a community hall and a primary school that is now closed.
Carrajung Post Office opened on 1 November 1887 and closed in 1974. Carrajung Lower, nearby, had a Post Office open from 1902 until 1911, and from 1922 until 1969 although known as Bruthen Creek until 1926.[1]
The name Carrajung is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning a fishing line. [2]
References
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ "Carrajung | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
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