Tempy, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Tempy
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-35.3444°N 142.425°W
Pop:57
Postcode:3489
Dist1:408
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:136
Location2:Mildura
Dist3:32
Location3:Ouyen
Dist4:267
Location4:Bendigo[1]
Lga:Shire of Yarriambiack
Lga2:Rural City of Mildura
Stategov:Mildura
Fedgov:Mallee
Near-N:Ouyen
Near-Ne:Mittyack, Pier Milan
Near-E:Nandaly, Tyenna
Near-Se:Straten
Near-S:Speed
Near-Sw:Patchewollock
Near-W:Patchewollock
Near-Nw:Ouyen

Tempy is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 136 km from Mildura, Victoria and south of Ouyen.The area was settled after the arrival of the railway, the Post Office opening on 18 July 1910.

The major industry in this region, The Mallee is farming, predominantly sheep and wheat.

Tempy Primary School opened in June 1910 on a site a mile south of the town. The building was moved to the town itself in 1914, and replaced by a new building in 1919 where the Roman Catholic Church later stood. It was replaced in 1925 by a new school on the present site.[2]

Tempy West State School (No. 3978) opened five miles west of the town in late 1918 and closed in 1936.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Travelmate . 20 June 2008 . 1 May 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010501043134/http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp . dead .
  2. Book: What Happened To All The Schools? . Local History Resource Centre . 1989 . 48.
  3. Book: What Happened To All The Schools? . Local History Resource Centre . 1989 . 51.