Upotipotpon, Victoria

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Upotipotpon
Victoria
Postcode: 3673
Location:
LGA: Shire of Strathbogie
State District: Benalla
Federal Division: Indi

Upotipotpon was a very small town and is now a rural area in Victoria, Australia, 208 kilometres (129 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne and 27 kilometres (17 mi) km north of Violet Town.

The name perhaps may have been derived from Aboriginal words pootong pootong, meaning plenty of grass. The name was used for a pastoral property taken up in 1841 between the Broken River and Stony Creek.

In 1911 the population was 240 and in 1933 it was 131.

Upotipotpon is one of the home towns listed on the Australian War Memorial in London.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian War Memorial, London - Placenames. Department of Veterans Affairs (Australia). Retrieved on 2007-08-07.

Coordinates: 36°28′S 145°46′E / -36.467, 145.767

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