Willenabrina, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia
36°04′S 142°12′E / 36.067°S 142.200°E / -36.067; 142.200Population9 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)3393Location
  • 380 km (236 mi) NW of Melbourne
  • 76 km (47 mi) N of Horsham
  • 31 km (19 mi) NW of Warracknabeal
  • 27 km (17 mi) E of Jeparit
LGA(s)Shire of YarriambiackState electorate(s)LowanFederal division(s)Mallee

Willenabrina is a locality located midway between the towns of Warracknabeal and Rainbow in the Wimmera region of northwest Victoria, Australia. The population at the 2016 census was 9.[1]

History

Originally gazetted as a railway township in the late 1880s (the Post Office opened on June 14, 1889 (closed in 1942),[2] Willenabrina failed to develop when the railway line route beyond Warracknabeal was redirected. A few small shops, a school, a community hall, and a couple of churches, existed around the time of the First World War, along with a sports oval and tennis courts, however none of these facilities remain today.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Willenabrina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 February 2021

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