Piangil, once frequently spelled "Pyangil", is a town in the
Mallee region of northern
Victoria,
Australia
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. It is approximately north-west of the state capital,
Melbourne
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and north-west of the regional centre of
Swan Hill. At the , Piangil and the surrounding rural area had a population of 259.
[
The name of the town is derived from the Piangil ]pastoral
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run, taken up in 1846 by William Coghill. It is thought that the name was derived from an Aboriginal word for the Murray cod.
Piangil post office opened on 17 June 1907, and was renamed Piangil North in 1918 when the Piangil post office was relocated adjacent to the railway station. A new Piangil post office opened in 1921 and is still in operation.
Gallery
File:Piangil General Store 002.JPG, General store, 2012
File:Piangil 2009.jpg, Grain storage, 2009
File:Piangil Primary School.JPG, Former Primary school, 2012
File:Piangil Post Office.JPG, Post office, 2012
File:Piangil District Bowling Club.JPG, Former bowling club, 2012
References
External links
Towns in Victoria (state)
Rural City of Swan Hill
Populated places on the Murray River
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