Timboon, Victoria

Timboon, Victoria

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



caption = Timboon, 1950
lga = Corangamite Shire
postcode = 3268
pop = 1258 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26777 | name = Timboon (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
stategov = Polwarth
fedgov = Wannon
dist1 = 213
dir1 = SW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 53
dir2 = E
location2= Warrnambool
dist3 = 17
dir3 = N
location3= Port Campbell

Timboon is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately convert|213|km|mi|0|lk=on south-west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Timboon had a population of 1258.The main industries are dairying, forestry, and the production of lime.

The railway though the town was opened in 1887, followed by a branch to Timboon that opened in 1892 and closed in 1986.cite journal
year = 1990
month = March
title = Tracks Across the State
author = Sid Brown
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
pages = pages 71-76
] The local railway station is now closed. The Post Office in the township opened on 7 March 1887. Two earlier offices named Timboon were opened in the area, one open from 1849 to 1852, the second, opening in 1853, was renamed Camperdown in 1854. 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 has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Warrnambool & District Football League.

References

ee also

* [http://abstoz.com/vic/timboon Absolute Australia - Timboon]


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