Merrijig

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Merrijig
Town
War memorial at Merrijig
War memorial at Merrijig
Merrijig is located in Shire of Mansfield
Merrijig
Merrijig
Coordinates: 37°06′S 146°15′E / 37.100°S 146.250°E / -37.100; 146.250
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total721 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
3723
Annual rainfall815.7 mm (32.11 in)[3]

Merrijig is a town in North-East Victoria, Australia, located between Mount Buller and Mansfield. At the 2021 census, Merrijig and the surrounding area had a population of 721.[2]

The first Merrijig Post Office opened on 4 October 1866 and was replaced by Boggy Creek in 1867. Another Merrijig Post Office opened on 1 April 1866 (known as Delatite from 1872 until 1924) and closed in 1970.[4]

A second placename in Victoria named "Merrijig" exists in East Gippsland, about 10 kilometres north of Lindenow.

Merrijig is an Aboriginal word that may mean "good, well done".[5] The word 'merri' appears in numerous other Victorian Aboriginal place names.[6] Most other nearby area names derived from Indigenous Elders (& relatives) names, and end in the suffix “ite”; for example, Delatite, Booralite & Beolite.

The feature film The Man from Snowy River was shot in Merrijig. It is also the location of Nevil Shute's novel The Far Country.

Merrijig is also home to Timbertop, a campus of Geelong Grammar School at the foot of Mount Timbertop.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ Monthly rainfall: Merrijig, Bureau of Meteorology, retrieved 13 March 2025
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021
  5. ^ The Aboriginal and Other Meanings of many of our Region's Town Names
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