Bambill, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia
Bambill
Victoria
Postcode(s)3496
Location
  • 529 km (329 mi) from Melbourne
  • 82 km (51 mi) from Mildura
  • 9 km (6 mi) from Werrimull
  • 6 km (4 mi) from Yarrara[1]
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
RegionSunraysia
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal division(s)Mallee

Bambill is a locality situated on the Redcliffs-Meringur Road in the Sunraysia region. It is about 6 kilometres east from Yarrara and 9 kilometres west from Werrimull. The area was settled in the 1920s, the Post Office opening on 20 April 1926 (closing in 1959).[2] The railway opened in 1925, and the station was closed in 1977.[3]

Bambill has an Australian rules football team competing in the Millewa Football League, however the club now trains and plays in Mildura.[4]

References

  1. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 9 February 2021
  3. ^ Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ^ Full Points Footy, Bambill, archived from the original on 12 June 2010, retrieved 15 April 2009

34°24′20″S 141°30′07″E / 34.40556°S 141.50194°E / -34.40556; 141.50194

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