Tynong, Victoria

Tynong, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Cardinia
postcode = 3813
pop = 326 (2006)
est =
elevation= 135
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Bass
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 75
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 29
location2= Berwick
near-nw = Nar Nar Goon North
near-n = Tynong North
near-ne = Garfield North
near-w = Nar Nar Goon
near-e = Garfield
near-sw = Cora Lynn
near-s = Cora Lynn
near-se = Iona

Tynong is a town in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia located in the Shire of Cardinia. The name comes from an Australian Aboriginal phrase meaning "many fish". At the 2006 census, Tynong had a population of 326.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC26853|name = Tynong (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-09-15|quick=on]

Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on November 1, 1882. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=vic&country=

access-date = 2008-04-11 ]

Places of interest include Gumbuya Park, Mill Valley Ranch and Tynong railway station.

Tynong is notable for the granodiorite quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance. The pictures below were taken in the late 70's by a local resident.

References

External links

* [http://www.mvr.org.au Mill Valley Ranch]
* [http://www.gumbuya.com.au Gumbuya Park]


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