Linga, Victoria

"For other uses, please see Linga (disambiguation)"

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Linga
state = vic


caption =
lga = Rural City of Mildura
postcode = 3509
coordinates = coord|35|10|24|S|141|41|33|E |scale:100000_region:AU-VIC |display=title,inline
pop = 98 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26015 | name = Linga (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
elevation= 98
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Mildura
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 487
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 165
location2= Mildura
dist3 = 11
location3= Underbool
dist4 = 8
location4= Boinka [ [http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] ]

Linga is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 8 kilometres east from Boinka and 11 kilometres west from Underbool. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 28 people. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/7/Underbool.html www.fallingrain.com Underbool] ]

The name Linga is believed to be an invented derivative from the traditional Aboriginal name "Lar-gni" which meant "camp of ..." because as a place to camp it was a place to linger. [ [http://www.vaclang.ozhosting.com/search.asp Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames] ]

The Post Office (as a receiving office) opened on July 15, 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. It was called Manpy until 1913 and closed in 1975.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 ]

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