Tallygaroopna Explained

Type:town
Tallygaroopna
State:vic
Lga:City of Greater Shepparton
Postcode:3634
Pop:600
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-36.25°N 171°W
Stategov:Shepparton
Fedgov:Nicholls
Location1:Melbourne
Dist1:207
Dir1:N
Location2:Shepparton
Dist2:17
Dir2:N
Location3:Numurkah
Dist3:18
Dir3:S

Tallygaroopna is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Goulburn Valley Highway in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, 207km (129miles) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the, Tallygaroopna had a population of 600.

History

The large Tallygaroopna station was established in the 1840s by Edward Khull and two years later was sold to Sherbourne Sheppard, who later lent his name to the nearby city of Shepparton. The station was broken up for closer settlement in the 1870s,[1] the Post Office opening on 7 December 1875. The Tallygaroopna Railway Station Post Office opened on 17 October 1881, and was later renamed as Tallygaroopna and Tallygaroopna renamed as Tallygaroopna West.[2]

The local railway station was opened on the Goulburn Valley railway in 1881,[3] but does not see any passenger or freight services.

Tallygaroopna Primary School is located on Victoria Street. The local kindergarten is located opposite the school. Tallygaroopna Football Club, known as the Redlegs, play in the Kyabram & District Football League. The town is also home to a bowling green and golf course.

In April 2012, the town's only pub, the Victoria Hotel, burnt to the ground.[4]

Tallygaroopna has a history with flooding[5] with some happening in 1919, 1939, 1956, 1974, 1993, and the most recent in 2012

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tallygaroopna Victoria . Travelmate . 2007-06-03.
  2. Web site: Phoenix Auctions . Post Office List . 10 February 2021.
  3. Book: Bob Whitehead . Tocumwal Railway Centenary . 2008.
  4. News: From floods to fire, publican laments hotel loss . Melbourne . The Age . 2012-05-01.
  5. Web site: Tallgaroopna Local Flood Guide.pdf . ses.vic.gov.au.