Tungamah, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tungamah
state = vic


caption = Tungamah Hotel
lga = Shire of Moira
postcode = 3728
pop = 355
pop_footnotes =
est =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Murray Valley
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 259
dir1 = N
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 58
dir2 = E
location2=Shepparton
dist3 = 27
dir3 = S
location3= Yarrawonga

Tungamah is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local government area, convert|259|km|mi|0|lk=on from the state capital, Melbourne. Tungamah is situated on the banks of Boosey Creek and at the 2006 census, Tungamah had a population of 355.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL254000
name=Tungamah (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on] .

History

Tungamah takes its name from the Aboriginal word for the Brush Turkey. Tungamah Post Office opened on 15 October 1880. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Today

Major industries in the Tungamah area include grain production, wool growing and dairy and beef.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Picola & District Football League.

Transport

Tungamah has a railway station with a silo on the Oaklands railway line, Victoria‎.

References

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/7/Tungamah.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 117m (Red dots are railways)]

See also

* Tungamah Football Club

External links

* [http://www.moira.vic.gov.au/ Moira Shire Council] - Official site
* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Tungamah_%5C_VIC Travelmate site]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Victoria/Tungamah/2005/02/17/1108500207537.html SMH Travel site]