Tragowel is a locality in the north-western Victoria,

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. It is located north-north-west of the state capital,

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History

The Tragowel Plains Irrigation Trust (1886) and the Macorna North Irrigation Trust (1893), provided water for farms, crop irrigation and livestock.

Burke and Wills

The expedition by Burke and Wills to the

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passed through the Tragowel area. On 2 September 1860, the expedition, led by Robert O'Hara Burke, arrived at the homestead of Abraham Booth and John Holloway, called Tragowell Station (later renamed Tragowel Estate), on the

Loddon River The Loddon River, an inland river of the northcentral catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Loddon Mallee regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters ...

.. The homestead has since been demolished, but a piano played by Burke still exists, and is owned by Holloway's grandson.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the population of Tragowel was 83, 53.2% males and 46.8% females, with a median age of 48.

Transport

Tragowel is not situated on any major highways, but the

Loddon Valley Highway The Loddon Valley Highway runs roughly north-west from Bendigo to Kerang on the Murray Valley Highway. It constitutes part of the direct route from Melbourne to the popular Murray River holiday areas around Swan Hill. Route Loddon Valley Hig ...

runs 4 km to the west of the town. There are currently no sealed roads leading into or out of the town. The

Piangil railway line The Piangil railway line is a 5 ft 3 in gauge (1600 mm) railway line in north-western Victoria, Australia. It branches off the Deniliquin line just north of Bendigo, and runs in a north-westerly direction through Pyramid Hill and Keran ...

runs through the town, but Tragowel railway station closed in the 1970s and nothing remains of it. The nearest airport is located in

Kerang Kerang is a rural town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located north-west of Melbourne on the Murray V ...

. There are no regular flights in or out of the airport.

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{{authority control Towns in Victoria (state)