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Meringur

Meringur
Victoria
Meringur Lutheran Church 002.JPG
St John the Evangelist's Lutheran church, built in a style similar to those in South Australia
Meringur is located in Rural City of Mildura
Meringur
Meringur
Coordinates 34°23′S 141°21′E / 34.383°S 141.350°E / -34.383; 141.350Coordinates: 34°23′S 141°21′E / 34.383°S 141.350°E / -34.383; 141.350
Population 128 (2011 census)
Postcode(s) 3496
Location
LGA(s) Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s) Mildura
Federal Division(s) Mallee
Localities around Meringur:
Murray-Sunset Neds Corner Neds Corner
Murray-Sunset Meringur Werrimull
Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset

Meringur is a farming settlement to the west of Mildura in northwestern Victoria, Australia. At the 2011 census, Meringur and the surrounding area had a population of 128. It is located in the Millewa region at the end of the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road towards the South Australian 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 is in Meringur.

Meringur had an Australian Rules football team competing in the Millewa Football League, although in recent years the team was based in Mildura, It went into recess in 2011 due to lack of players but has since reformed.



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