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Koetong is a locality in north-east
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
, Australia. The locality, part of the Towong Shire local government area, is on the
Murray Valley Highway Murray Valley Highway is a rural highway located in Victoria (state), Victoria (with a short western tail in New South Wales), Australia, between Euston, New South Wales and Corryong, Victoria. The popular tourist route mostly follows the sout ...
between
Tallangatta Tallangatta () is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the banks of the Mitta Arm of Lake Hume, approximately south-east of Albury-Wodonga along the Murray Valley Highway. At the , Tallangatta had a population of 1 ...
and
Corryong Corryong is a town in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and close to the New South Wales border. At the , Corryong had a population of 1,348. The post office opene ...
, north-east of the state capital,
Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...
, . Koetong was surveyed in 1885 but not proclaimed until 1952.
Tin Tin is a chemical element; it has symbol Sn () and atomic number 50. A silvery-colored metal, tin is soft enough to be cut with little force, and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort. When bent, a bar of tin makes a sound, the ...
and
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mining has been sporadically carried out in the area since 1873. The local state school first opened in 1890 and after several temporary closures, closed permanently in 2003. The town is an access point to nearby
Mount Lawson State Park Mount Lawson State Park is a park situated approximately 60 km east of Wodonga in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was protected for its diverse vegetation, rare flora and fauna, aesthetic qualities and cultural heritage. See also * Pr ...
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* Koetong railway station Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Towong {{Hume-geo-stub