Meringur is a farming settlement to the west of
Mildura
Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point and Merbein are included, the area h ...
in northwestern
Victoria,
Australia. At the
2016 census, Meringur and the surrounding area had a population of 67 down from 128 in 2011.
It is located in the
Millewa
The Millewa is a region of north western Victoria in Australia.
History
The County of Millewa was proclaimed in the area in the nineteenth century. In the 1960s the then dryland farming areas of Nangiloc and Colignan were irrigated. Subsequently, ...
region at the end of the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road towards the
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
n border.
The Post Office opened on 2 February 1926.
The railway opened in 1925, and the station had facilities to handle passengers, sheep and grain. The line was extended to
Morkalla in 1931, but the extension closed in 1965. The entire line was closed by 1988.
The Millewa Pioneer Forest and Historical Village
open-air museum
An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Definition
Open air is “the unconfined atmosphere� ...
is in Meringur.
Meringur has an
Australian rules football team competing in the
Millewa Football League
The Millewa Football League is an Australian rules football league with teams based in north-western Victoria and south-western New South Wales, Australia.
The clubs are mostly based within the same area as the clubs in the Sunraysia Football ...
, although in recent years the team has been based in Mildura. It went into recess in 2011 due to lack of players but has since reformed.
References
External links
Mallee (Victoria)
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
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