Benetook, Victoria

Benetook
Victoria
Postcode(s)3496
Elevation70 m (230 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
RegionSunraysia
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal division(s)Mallee

Benetook is a locality in the Sunraysia region about 9 kilometres west of Thurla and 8 kilometres east of Pirlta.

The Post Office opened around 1925. The building was destroyed by fire in 1929,[2] and the office was closed in 1946.[3] Benetook was on the Morkalla railway line. The station opened with the first section of the line in 1924, with facilities for passengers, goods and grain. It closed in 1970.[4]

References

  1. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Post Office and Store Burnt". The Argus. 25 January 1929. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 9 February 2021
  4. ^ Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

34°22′0″S 142°0′0″E / 34.36667°S 142.00000°E / -34.36667; 142.00000



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