# Merrinee

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Town in Victoria, Australia

Town in Victoria, Australia

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](/source/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](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thurla,_Victoria&action=edit&redlink=1) [34°22′S 142°06′E / 34.367°S 142.100°E / -34.367; 142.100](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Merrinee&params=34_22_S_142_06_E_scale:100000_region:AU-VIC) which had a post office open from 1925 until 1940, [Benetook](/source/Benetook%2C_Victoria) [34°22′00″S 142°00′00″E / 34.36667°S 142.00000°E / -34.36667; 142.00000](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Merrinee&params=34_22_00_S_142_00_00_E_scale:100000_region:AU-VIC) with a post office from 1925 until 1946 and [Pirlta](/source/Pirlta%2C_Victoria) [34°21′55″S 141°53′59″E / 34.36528°S 141.89972°E / -34.36528; 141.89972](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Merrinee&params=34_21_55_S_141_53_59_E_scale:100000_region:AU-VIC) with a post office from 1911 until 1961.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Travelmate](http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070324192800/http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/Mapmaker.asp) 24 March 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Merrinee (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL21669). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-abs_3-0)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (27 June 2017). ["Merrinee (State Suburb)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/SSC21658). *2016 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Andrew Waugh (March 2003). ["Redcliffs – Meringur"](http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Redcliffs-Meringur.pdf) (PDF). *Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0*. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-a_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-a_5-1) Phoenix Auctions History, [*Post Office List*](http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Merrinee*), retrieved 16 February 2021

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