- Lockington, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Lockington
state = vic
caption =
lga = Shire of Campaspe
postcode = 3563
est =
pop = 421
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Rodney
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 198
dir1 =
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 75
dir2 =
location2= Bendigo
dist3 = 35
dir3 =
location3= Echuca
dist4 = 25
dir4 =
location4= RochesterLockington is a town in northern Victoria,
Australia . The town is located inShire of Campaspe Local Government Area, 198 kilometres north of the state capital,Melbourne . At the 2006 census, Lockington had a population of 421.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL229200|name=Lockington (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on]History
The area was originally named Pannoobamawm. When the railway arrived in 1915 the station was named Bamawm. It was soon decided to name the growing town after William Lockington, a prominent
Jesuit priest in the early 20th century.cite web
last = O'Kelly
first = G. J.
year = 1986
url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100118b.htm
title = Lockington, William Joseph (1871 - 1948)
work = Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition
publisher =Australian National University
accessdate = 2007-06-03]The Post Office opened on 2 May 1876 as Pannoobamawm and was renamed Lockington in 1921. 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 today
Lockington has one pub, a school, three churches and a small range of shops. The district features an extensive network of
irrigation channels and these are said to feature the giant "Loch Ness yabby".cite web
url = http://www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/level3.asp?menuID=16&pageID=1004
title = LOCKINGTON
publisher = Campaspe Shire Council
accessdate = 2007-06-03]Together with its neighbouring township Bamawm, Lockington has an
Australian Rules football team (Lockington Bamawm United) competing in theHeathcote District Football League .References
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