Tatong, Victoria

Tatong, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tatong

|100px
caption = The Willows, Fern Hills, Tatong, 1909
state = vic
lga = Rural City of Benalla
est =
postcode = 3673
pop = 447
stategov = Benalla
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 27
dir1 = S
location1= Benalla
dist2 = 49
dir2 = N
location2= Mansfield
dist3 = 226
dir3 = NE
location3= Melbourne

Tatong is a small town located in north eastern Victoria, in Australia. It is located on the northern foothills of the Blue Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range, beside the Holland Creek. At the 2006 census, Tatong had a population of 447.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26743
name=Tatong (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-09
quick=on]

History

The Post Office opened on 10 October 1890 on the arival of the railway from Benalla, closing in 1993. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Timber from the surrounding hills was harvested to supply the early Melbourne power station until coal from the Latrobe Valley became the favoured fuel source. That together with dwindling patronage of the rail line to Benalla led to the closing of the rail line after World War II.

The Town today

It has a pub, the Tatong Tavern, a memorial hall and sports ground.

It has an active community with archery, Australian rules football (the town has a team competing in the Benalla & District Football League) Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Tatong | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Tatong.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ] , cricket, netball, tennis and table tennis clubs. Also the Tatong Angling Group, Heritage Group [http://home.vicnet.net.au/~tathg] , and the Tatong Young Bloods.

The area is a mixture of farmland, pine plantations and dense bush.

Tatong is the birthplace of Michael Joseph Savage, the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand.

References

External links

* [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=255806 Geoscience Australia place names search: Tatong]


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