St James, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = St James
state = vic


caption = Hotel St James
lga = Shire of Moira
postcode = 3727
est =
pop =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Murray Valley
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 238
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 48
dir2 = W
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 37
dir3 = N
location3= Benalla
dist4 = 12
dir4 = S
location4= Tungamah

St James is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira Local Government Area, convert|238|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the state capital, Melbourne.

St James was the location of the first business of G.J Coles, founder of the Coles Group.cite web
year = 2003
url = http://www.moira.vic.gov.au/community_health/downloads/St%20James%20Community%20Action%20Plan.pdf
title = St James and District Community Action Plan
publisher = Moira Shire Council
accessdate = 2007-07-15] The town is located on a branch line of the Albury-Wodonga railway line that continues to Yarrawonga and across the border to Oaklands in New South Wales.

St James Post Office opened on 10 July 1899. 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 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=St+James_%5C_VIC Travelmate] – Tourism site
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/7/Saint_James.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 143m (Red dots are railways)]