Merrinee

Merrinee
Town
Merrinee
Merrinee
Coordinates: 34°22′17″S 141°48′03″E / 34.37139°S 141.80083°E / -34.37139; 141.80083
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Sunraysia
LGA	Rural City of Mildura
Location	560 km (350 mi) from Melbourne 58 km (36 mi) from Mildura 11 km (6.8 mi) from Karawinna 7 km (4.3 mi) from Pirlta[1]
Government
• State electorate	Mildura
• Federal division	Mallee
Population
• Total	48 (2016 census)[3]
Postcode	3496
Localities around Merrinee Cullulleraine Wargan Merbein South Werrimull Merrinee Koorlong, Carwarp Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset

Merrinee is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. It is situated about 7 kilometres west of Pirlta and 11 kilometres east of Karawinna, on the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road.

Defunct silo in Merrinee.

The Morkalla railway line opened on 10 April 1924 with a goods, grain and passenger siding,^[4] followed by the post office on 30 May 1924.^[5] The railway closed in 1988.

The general area contains a number of previous localities which existed when the population was larger, namely Thurla 34°22′S 142°06′E / 34.367°S 142.100°E / -34.367; 142.100 which had a post office open from 1925 until 1940, Benetook 34°22′00″S 142°00′00″E / 34.36667°S 142.00000°E / -34.36667; 142.00000 with a post office from 1925 until 1946 and Pirlta 34°21′55″S 141°53′59″E / 34.36528°S 141.89972°E / -34.36528; 141.89972 with a post office from 1911 until 1961.^[5]

References

1. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merrinee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merrinee (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
4. Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs – Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
5. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 16 February 2021