Boigbeat is a locality situated in
The Mallee
The Mallee is a sub-region of Loddon Mallee covering the most north-westerly part of Victoria, Australia and is bounded by the South Australian and New South Wales borders. Definitions of the south-eastern boundary vary, however, all are ba ...
region. It is situated about 9 kilometres south east of
Sea Lake and 11 kilometres north west of
Berriwillock.
The place name ''Boigbeat'' is derived from the traditional
Aboriginal word for the location which was ''Boigbeal'' with the word ''beal'' meaning "redgum" and referring to the only clump of
gum tree
Gum tree is the common name of several trees and plants:
*Eucalypteae, particularly:
**''Eucalyptus'', which includes the majority of species of gum trees
**''Corymbia'', which includes the ghost gums and spotted gums
**''Angophora'', which inclu ...
s for many miles.
Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria
Boigbeat Post Office opened on 1 July 1898 and closed in 1970.
Notes and references
Towns in Victoria (state)
Mallee (Victoria)
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