Population 193 (2006 census) State electorate(s) Lowan Local time Monday 2:17 PM | Postcode(s) 3301 Postal code 3301 Federal division Division of Wannon | |
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Location 314 km (195 mi) W of Melbourne
9 km (6 mi) SE of Hamilton LGA(s) Shire of Southern Grampians Weather 14°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Tarrington is a village in the Southern Grampians Shire in South-west Victoria, Australia close to Hamilton. It has a large Lutheran Church, along with a school, church, hall, oval, cafe/restaurant, computer repair service, quarry, day-care centre and a fire station. At the 2006 census, Tarrington had a population of 193.
Map of Tarrington VIC 3301, Australia
Tarrington was formerly known as Bukecy or Hochkirch, named by Sorbian immigrants coming from the area of that name in Saxony, Germany. The town was settled in the early 1860s and the Hochkirch Post Office opened on February 15, 1861 (now closed and replaced by a hut that houses PO boxes) and renamed Tarrington March 1, 1918 due to the anti-German sentiment of that time.
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Tarrington, Victoria Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA