Werrimull is a small town and locality in the Rural City of Mildura, part of the Sunraysia region of Victoria. The place by road, is situated about 10 kilometres west of Karawinna and 10 kilometres east of

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. It is west southwest of Mildura, 13 kilometres south of the

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opposite

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. At the , Werrimull and the surrounding area had a population of 112, declining from 320 in 2011. ''Werrimull'' is an indigenous Australian word believed to mean Eagle. ''Werrimull'' is sometimes misspelt ''Werrimul'' possibly because it is confused with an indigenous group from the

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region.

History

The Millewa was opened up to farming in the 1920s, the Post Office opening on 24 June 1924. The railway reached Werrimull in 1923, officially opened 1924, but closed by 1989. Much of the native Eucalyptus trees were cleared to make way for farming. This has given rise to

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in the area. Most of the Werrimull area was a

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with blocks of approximately allocated. This was found to be too small and many were unable to make a living in this region. The population of the Millewa has been in steady decline over many years. The area of the locality contains a number of previous localities which existed when the population was larger, namely

which had a post office open from 1926 until 1959, Bambill South with a post office from 1928 until 1930, Karawinna with a post office from 1924 until 1970, Karawinna North on the

with a post office from 1928 until 1951, Yarrara with a post office from 1926 until 1978 and Yarrara North on the Sturt Highway.

The town today

The main industry in Werrimull and the Millewa is the harvesting of grains such as wheat, barley and oats. There is also a strong sheep and cattle industry. Werrimull is also a stop-over for a small number of tourists that visit the Millewa Pioneer Forest. Werrimull has an

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team competing in the Millewa Football League that was strong in the 1920s and 1970s. Their most recent premiership win was in 2013. Werrimull P-12 School, the main school in the Millewa, caters for students from the ages of 5 to 18.

References

External links

Millewa Pioneer Park
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