Type: | town |
Ruffy | |
State: | vic |
Lga: | Shire of Strathbogie |
Lga2: | Shire of Murrindindi |
Postcode: | 3666 |
Pop: | 164 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -36.9833°N 145.5°W |
Stategov: | Eildon |
Fedgov: | Indi |
Dist1: | 175 |
Dir1: | N |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 60 |
Dir2: | E |
Location2: | Seymour |
Dist3: | 45 |
Dir3: | N |
Location3: | Yea |
Dist4: | 24 |
Dir4: | S |
Location4: | Longwood |
Ruffy is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It straddles the border of the Shire of Strathbogie and the Shire of Murrindindi, 175km (109miles) north of the state capital, Melbourne.
At the, Ruffy had a population of 164.[1]
The Post Office opened on 1 April 1881 as Terip Terip, was renamed Ruffy in 1895, and closed in 1974.[2]
Ruffy was the childhood home of Leslie Cecil Maygar, awarded the Victoria Cross in the Second Boer War.[3]