Koetong

Koetong
Victoria

The Koetong Pub on the Murray Valley Highway
Koetong
Postcode: 3704
Location:
LGA: Shire of Towong
State District: Benambra
Federal Division: Indi

Koetong is a locality in north-east Victoria, Australia. The locality, part of the Towong Shire local government area, is on the Murray Valley Highway between Tallangatta and Corryong, 394 kilometres (245 mi) north-east of the state capital, Melbourne, .

Koetong was surveyed in 1885 but not proclaimed until 1952.[1] Tin and gold mining has been sporadically carried out in the area since 1873.[2]

The local state school first opened in 1890 and after several temporary closures, closed permanently in 2003.[1] The town is an access point to nearby Mount Lawson State Park.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Koetong". Towns and Localities: Shire of Towong. RootsWeb. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~surreal/AVNE/Towns/towns-towong.html#koetong. Retrieved 17 August 2010. 
  2. ^ Annear, Robyn. "Koetong Tin Field". Heritage Victoria. http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/TinField.pdf. Retrieved 17 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "Koetong". Towns and villages. Towong Shire Council. http://www.towong.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=112&h=0. Retrieved 17 August 2010. 

See also

Towns in the Shire of Towong

Bellbridge • Bethanga • Corryong • Cudgewa • Dartmouth • Eskdale • Granya • Koetong • Mitta Mitta • Talgarno • Tallangatta • Tintaldra • Towong • Walwa