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Tatong
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| Population: | 447[1] |
| Postcode: | 3673 |
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| LGA: | Rural City of Benalla |
| State District: | Benalla |
| Federal Division: | Indi |
Tatong is a small town located in north eastern Victoria, in Australia. It is located on the northern foothills of the Blue Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range, beside the Holland Creek. At the 2006 census, Tatong had a population of 447.[1]
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The Post Office opened on 10 October 1890 on the arrival of the railway from Benalla, closing in 1993. [2]
Timber from the surrounding hills was harvested to supply the early Melbourne power station until coal from the Latrobe Valley became the favoured fuel source. That together with dwindling patronage of the rail line to Benalla led to the closing of the rail line after World War II.
It has a pub, the Tatong Tavern, a memorial hall and sports ground.
It has an active community with archery, Australian rules football (the town has a team competing in the Ovens and King Football League), cricket, netball, tennis and table tennis clubs. Also the Tatong Angling Group, Heritage Group [1], and the Tatong Young Bloods.
The area is a mixture of farmland, pine plantations and dense bush.
Tatong is the birthplace of Michael Joseph Savage, the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand and Graeme Peck, male lead for the Australian Ballet Company.
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