- Tallygaroopna, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tallygarpoona
state = vic
caption = Soldiers Memorial Hall
lga = City of Greater Shepparton
postcode = 3634
est =
pop = 270
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Shepparton
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 207
dir1 = north
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 17
dir2 = north
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 18
dir3 = south
location3= NumurkahTallygaroopna is a town in the
Goulburn Valley region of Victoria,Australia . The town is located on theGoulburn Valley Highway in theCity of Greater Shepparton Local Government Area, 207 kilometres north of the state capital,Melbourne . At the 2006 census, Tallygaroopna had a population of 270.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL251500|name=Tallygaroopna (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-10-25|quick=on]The large Tallygaroopna station was established in the 1840s by Edward Khull and two years later was sold to Sherbourne Sheppard, who later lent his name to the nearby city of Shepparton. The station was broken up for closer settlement in the 1870s,cite web
url = http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Tallygaroopna_%5C_VIC
title = Tallygaroopna Victoria
publisher = Travelmate
accessdate = 2007-06-03] the Post Office opening on 7 December 1875. The Tallygaroopna Railway Station Post Office opened on 17 October 1881, and was later renamed as Tallygaroopna and Tallygaroopna renamed as Tallygaroopna West. 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 ]The local railway station was opened on the Goulburn Valley railway in 1881,cite book
author = Bob Whitehead
title = Tocumwal Railway Centenary
year = 2008 ] but does not see any passenger or freight services.The
Tallygaroopna Football Club competes in theKyabram & District Football League .Tallygaroopna Primany School is also located in town.
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