Bogong is a locality in north east
Victoria
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, Australia. The locality is in the
Alpine Shire
The Shire of Alpine is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in August 2021 had a population of 13,235.
It includes the towns of Bright, Dinne ...
local government area, north east of the state capital,
Melbourne
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.
At the , Bogong had a population of 5.
;Bogong Football Club
The Bogong Football Club use to compete in the
Yackandandah & District Football League
The Yackandandah & District Football Association was a minor rural Australian Rules Football competition in North Eastern Victoria. The competition ran from 1928 to 1932, 1940, then from 1946 to 1953, when it folded in early 1954.
History
The ...
from 1947 to 1953 and were runners up in 1948 and 1952 and won the 1950, 1951 and 1953 premierships and joined the
Ovens & King Football League
The Ovens & King Football Netball League (OKFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in north-eastern Victoria (state), Victoria around the regional cities of Benalla, Victoria, Benalla and Wangaratta, Victoria, Wanga ...
in 1954, then won 1955 O&KFL premiership.
Climate
Bogong is extraordinarily wet through the cooler months with snowfalls commonplace (averaging 5.7 snow days per annum),
although maximum temperatures are not particularly low for its altitude due to its sheltered location in a valley (
Tolmie has significantly lower maximum temperatures at only 120 metres higher). It is the wettest locality in Victoria and likewise mainland Australia's temperate zone, averaging per annum.
References
External links
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Yackandandah & District Football League
The Yackandandah & District Football Association was a minor rural Australian Rules Football competition in North Eastern Victoria. The competition ran from 1928 to 1932, 1940, then from 1946 to 1953, when it folded in early 1954.
History
The ...
1948 Yackandandah & DFA Runners Up: Bogong FC team photo1949 Bogong FC team photo1949 - Yackandandah & DFA Premiers: Bogong GV team photo1951 Bogong FC team photo1953 - Yackandandah & DFA Premiers & Runners Up: Bogong FC & Tawonga FC team photos
Towns in Victoria (state)
Alpine Shire
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