Yarroweyah, Victoria

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


caption = Soldier's Memorial Hall
lga = Shire of Moira
postcode = 3644
est =
pop = 1,140
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Murray Valley
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 251
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 61
dir2 = N
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 10
dir3 = W
location3= Cobram

Yarroweyah is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area, 251 kilometres north of the state capital, Melbourne and 10 kilometres west of Cobram. The town is situated on the intersection of the Goulburn Valley Highway and Murray Valley Highways. At the 2006 census, Yarroweyah and the surrounding area had a population of 1,140.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC27099
name=Yarroweyah (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-17
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History

Yarroweyah Post Office opened on 1 January 1882. In 1888 it was renamed Yarroweyah South when a new Yarroweyah office opened to the north. This latter office closed in 1976.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 ]

After World War II an extensive soldier settlement area was established to the south of Yarroweyah. The north-south roads built in the area were named after theatres of war, and the east-west roads after generals etc (eg Tobruk, Labuan, Macarthur).cite news
first = Melanie
last = Sim
title = Farming life after the War
url = http://www.abc.net.au/goulburnmurray/stories/s1352565.htm
publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation Goulburn Murray
date = 25 April 2005
accessdate = 2007-05-25 ]

However it was not until 2005 that the town was connected to a reticulated potable town water supply.cite web
url = http://www.gvwater.vic.gov.au/Media_Releases/2005/Taps_Turn_For_Yarroweyah_150305.asp
title = Taps Turn for Yarroweyah
publisher = Goulburn Valley Water
accessdate = 2007-05-25

] The Yarroweyah Football Club, nicknamed "The Hoppers", competing in the Picola & District Football League, are based in the town. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Camperdown | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Camperdown.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

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