Postcode(s) 3546 Postal code 3546 | Chinkapook Turoar Federal division Division of Mallee | |
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Location 394 km (245 mi) from Melbourne]
67 km (42 mi) from Swan Hill
73 km (45 mi) from Robinvale
158 km (98 mi) from Mildura LGA(s) Rural City of Swan Hill | ||
Chinkapook is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 67 km from Swan Hill, Victoria.
Map of Chinkapook VIC 3546, Australia
The Post Office opened on 12 September 1910 as Christmas Tank, was renamed Chinkapook in 1914 and closed in 1974.
Many of Australian poet John Shaw Neilson's notebooks were destroyed or severely damaged in a mouse plague at Chinkapook. Douglas Stewart's poem "The Mice of Chinkapook" refers to this event.
References
Chinkapook Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA