Congupna, Victoria

Congupna, Victoria
Congupna
Victoria
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Congupna general store and post office
Victoria
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Congupna
Population: 616[1]
Postcode: 3633
Location:
LGA: City of Greater Shepparton
State District: Shepparton
Federal Division: Murray

Congupna is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, 203 kilometres (126 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne and 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the regional centre of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Congupna had a population of 616.[1]

Contents

History

Congupna, known also by the name Koongoopna, [2]was first established about 8 km north of its present location.

Congupna Post Office opened there on 1 December 1881, was renamed Congupna Township around 1909 and closed in 1953. Congupna Road Post Office opened on 17 October 1881 shortly after the railway station of the same name. These were both renamed Congupna in 1968. [3]

Today

Congupna Football Club play Australian Rules Football in the Murray Football League. Former Congupna Player Damian Drum went on to play several games 50+ with Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After retiring as a player he went on to coach the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL. He is now involved in politics.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Congupna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25387&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
  2. ^ Rootsweb, Shepparton, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~surreal/AVNE/Towns/towns-shepparton.html#congupna, retrieved 2009-03-23 
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

See also

Coordinates: 36°18′S 145°26′E / 36.3°S 145.433°E / -36.3; 145.433

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