Underbool
| Underbool Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 Mallee Highway at Underbool | |||||||||||||
  Underbool | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′0″S 141°49′0″E / 35.16667°S 141.81667°ECoordinates: 35°10′0″S 141°49′0″E / 35.16667°S 141.81667°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 217 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3509 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 91 m (299 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||
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Underbool is a town in the Mallee region of north-west Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Rural City of Mildura local government area and on the Mallee Highway—between Ouyen and the South Australian border – 476 kilometres (296 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Underbool had a population of 217.[1] The town services the grain farmers and graziers in the area. For tourists it provides access to the Pink Lakes in Murray-Sunset National Park.
The town name is thought to come from the German word underbolt given to it by surveyor Dr. Neumayer when he camped there in October 1861.
A post office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier.[3]
With its neighbouring township Walpeup Underbool had a football team (Walpeup-Underbool) in the Mallee Football League until the league folded in 2015. Golfers play at the course of the Underbool Golf Club on Monash Avenue.[4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "(L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ↑ Travelmate
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ↑ Golf Select, Underbool, retrieved 11 May 2009
External links
Media related to Underbool, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons