Watchupga, Victoria
Watchupga is a locality in Northern Victoria, Australia. The local government area of Watchupga is the Shire of Buloke.[1] Watchupga has a grain station on the Mildura railway line with a grain silo on the site which is 84 metres tall.[2][3] However, the station was closed to passenger and parcels traffic on 11 November 1975.[4] Watchupga Post Office opened on 23 July 1900 and was closed on 29 February 1972.[5]
| Watchupga Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Watchupga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°45′28″S 142°43′33″E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3485 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Buloke | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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References
- "Map of the Shire of Buloke" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- "Victorian Railway Map" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- "Watchupga grain station information". Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 9.
- Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
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