Towong, Victoria

"Towong" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Toowong, Queensland.
Towong
Victoria

Towong Memorial Hall
Towong
Population: 281 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3707
LGA: Shire of Towong
State District: Benambra
Federal Division: Indi

Towong is a bounded rural locality of the Shire of Towong Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. Towong is on the Murray River close to Corryong. At the 2006 census, Towong had a population of 281.[1]

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History

Towong Post Office opened on 10 January 1882 and closed in 1994.[2]

Upper Murray Football League

The town had a football team involved with the Upper Murray Football League an Australian Rules football compertition which began in 1893. Towong FC played its first season in 1904 after the team relocated from Khancoban, NSW. At the start of the 1905 season the changed their name to Towong Wanderers FC. After only spending two seasons at Towong they relocated once again to Thowgla, Vic (1906–1907) before returning to Khancoban, NSW in 1908.

Towong Turf Club

Towong has a horse racing club, the Towong Turf Club, which schedules one race meeting a year, the Towong Cup meeting in March.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Towong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26819&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ Country Racing Victoria, Towong Turf Club, http://www.countryracing.com.au/index.php?option=com_club_info&club=103&Itemid=80, retrieved 2009-05-07 
Towns in the Shire of Towong

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