Meringur is a farming settlement to the west of
Mildura in northwestern
Victoria,
Australia
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. At the
2016 census
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, Meringur and the surrounding area had a population of 67 down from 128 in 2011.
It is located in the
Millewa region at the end of the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road towards the
South Australian border.
The Post Office opened on 2 February 1926.
The railway opened in 1925, and the station had facilities to handle passengers, sheep and grain. The line was extended to
Morkalla in 1931, but the extension closed in 1965. The entire line was closed by 1988.
The Millewa Pioneer Forest and Historical Village
open-air museum is in Meringur.
Meringur has an
Australian rules football
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team competing in the
Millewa Football League, although in recent years the team has been based in Mildura. It went into recess in 2011 due to lack of players but has since reformed.
References
External links
Mallee (Victoria)
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
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