Benetook, Victoria

Benetook is a locality in the Sunraysia region about 9 kilometres west of Thurla and 8 kilometres east of Pirlta.

Benetook
Victoria
Postcode(s)3496
Elevation70 m (230 ft)
Location
  • 545 km (339 mi) northwest of Melbourne
  • 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Mildura
  • 9 km (6 mi) west of Thurla
  • 8 km (5 mi) east of Pirlta [1]
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
RegionSunraysia
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal Division(s)Mallee

The Post Office opened around 1925. The building was destroyed by fire in 1929,[2] and the office was closed in 1946.[3] Benetook was on the Morkalla railway line. The station opened with the first section of the line in 1924, with facilities for passengers, goods and grain. It closed in 1970.[4]

References
  1. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Post Office and Store Burnt". The Argus. 25 January 1929. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2014.


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