Tennyson | |
State: | vic |
Type: | town |
Lga: | Shire of Campaspe |
Coordinates: | -36.3°N 170°W |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Postcode: | 3572 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pop: | 48 |
Stategov: | Murray Plains |
Fedgov: | Nicholls |
Dist1: | 209 |
Dir1: | NW |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 58 |
Dir2: | N |
Location2: | Bendigo |
Dist3: | 43 |
Dir3: | SW |
Location3: | Echuca |
Dist4: | 31 |
Dir4: | W |
Location4: | Rochester |
Dist5: | 15 |
Dir5: | SW |
Location5: | Lockington |
Tennyson is a locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Campaspe, 209km (130miles) north west of the state capital, Melbourne.
At the, Tennyson had a population of 48.
Tennyson was settled in the early 1870s and was originally named Pannoomilloo West. In 1875 a school opened called Pannoo Bamawm. In 1909 the Waranga Western Channel was extended, running through Pannoo Bamawm. In 1910 a Hall and Post office opened and the localities name was changed to Tennyson. In 1954 a school opened in Lockington and the school in Tennyson was closed. [1]