Mittyack, Victoria
- 404 km (251 mi) from Melbourne
- 141 km (88 mi) from Mildura
- 37 km (23 mi) from Ouyen
- 264 km (164 mi) from Bendigo[2]
Localities around Mittyack: | ||
Ouyen | Kulwin | Manangatang |
Ouyen | Mittyack | Gerahmin |
Tempy | Pier Milan | Pier Milan |
Mittyack is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 37 km from Ouyen on the Calder Highway.
Located in a wheat-growing area of the Mallee the locality was settled in the 1910s, the Post Office opening on 5 December 1916 and closing in 1979.[3] The Kulwin railway line reached Mittyack in 1919 and was extended to Kulwin the following year.[4] The line through Mittyack was closed in 2010.[5]
Mittyack West State School (No. 4277) opened on 24 September 1926 and closed on 19 May 1939. The building was removed to Woornack.[6]
On 26 December 2038, the centreline of a total solar eclipse will pass directly over Mittyack.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mittyack (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Travelmate
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 16 February 2021
- ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
- ^ "Kulwin Line". 29 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ What Happened To All The Schools?. Local History Resource Centre. 1989. p. 33.
- ^ "NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 2038 Dec 26". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
External links
- Google Street View- Railway Crossing and Wheat Silos at Mittyack
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