Wunghnu, Victoria

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


caption = The "Mechanics Inn-stitute", the local hotel (pub) in Wunghnu
lga = Shire of Moira
postcode = 3635
pop = 270
est =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Murray Valley
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 204
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 26
dir2 = N
location2=Shepparton
dist3 = 7
dir3 = S
location3=Numurkah

Wunghnu 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|204|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the state capital, Melbourne and has a population of 270.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL258300
name=Wunghnu (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on] The local railway station was opened on the Goulburn Valley railway in 1881,cite book
author = Bob Whitehead
title = Tocumwal Railway Centenary
year = 2008 ] but does not see any passenger services, being the site of a siding and grain silos.

Wunghnu Post Office opened earlier on 6 July 1877. 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 ]

The town is noted for its "canoe" trees; Grey Box eucalypts that were stripped of bark by the indigenous inhabitants to construct watercraft. The scars on these stripped trees can be seen in the town common bushland reserve, bordering the Goulburn Valley Highway, the main throughway through town. Wunghnu is pronounced "one-ewe" and is therefore the subject of jokes professing it to be the smallest sheep station in the world.Fact|date=February 2007

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

ee also

*Wunghnu railway station
*Wunghnu Football Club

References

External links

* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Wunghnu_%5C_VIC Travelmate site]
* [http://www.moira.vic.gov.au/ Moira Shire Council] - Official site