| Merrinee Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Merrinee | |||||||||||||||
  Merrinee | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°22′17″S141°48′03″E / 34.37139°S 141.80083°E /-34.37139; 141.80083 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 48 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3496 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Sunraysia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Merrinee is a locality situated in theSunraysia region. It is situated about 7 kilometres west of Pirlta and 11 kilometres east of Karawinna, on the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road.
TheMorkalla railway line opened on 10 April 1924 with a goods, grain and passenger siding,[3] followed by the post office on 30 May 1924.[4] The railway closed in 1988.
The general area contains a number of previous localities which existed when the population was larger, namelyThurla34°22′S142°06′E / 34.367°S 142.100°E /-34.367; 142.100 which had a post office open from 1925 until 1940,Benetook34°22′00″S142°00′00″E / 34.36667°S 142.00000°E /-34.36667; 142.00000 with a post office from 1925 until 1946 andPirlta34°21′55″S141°53′59″E / 34.36528°S 141.89972°E /-34.36528; 141.89972 with a post office from 1911 until 1961.[4]
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