Nar Nar Goon, Victoria
| Nar Nar Goon Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Murals on the intersection of Nar Nar Goon Road and Carney Street | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,013 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1865[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3812 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Cardinia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McMillan | ||||||||||||||
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Nar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 61 km southeast of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Nar Nar Goon had a population of 1,013.[1] It is known as "The Mural Town" due to the numerous murals that have been painted upon a number of its old and historical buildings.
History
The name is thought to come from an Aboriginal name for the Water Rat.
The Post Office opened on 15 September 1881.[4]
After 1900 the railway line arrived.[5]
Facilities
The town contains a private and public school, each offering primary education, an active progress association, a CFA fire station, scout hall, community centre and hotel.
The town has its own railway station on the Bairnsdale V/Line rail service.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.[6]
The cricket club in town is Nar Nar Goon/Maryknoll which plays in the West Gippsland Cricket Association.[7]
The town also has a small number of shops and a pub.
The Light Horse & Field Artillery Museum is also located in Nar Nar Goon.
Gallery
Mural outside the Nar Nar Goon Post Office
Mural on Nar Nar Goon Road
Another mural
References
- 1 2 "2011 Census QuickStats: Nar Nar Goon". Australia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "The Land Selections.:Melbourne". The Argus (Melbourne) (6,098). Victoria, Australia. 21 December 1865. p. 6. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...The areas opened at Melbourne were six...Nar-nar-goon, comprising 9,375 acres, is situated about thirty miles S.E of Melbourne, on the township of Pakenham...
- ↑ Nar Nar Goon Estate (cartographic Material). Melbourne: S.n., 1800. Print. Haughton Collection.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ "OUR LETTER BOX". Weekly Times (1,592). Victoria, Australia. 10 February 1900. p. 14. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...there is a new railway station getting built at Nar Nar Goon...
- ↑ Full Points Footy, Nar Nar Goon, archived from the original on 7 October 2008, retrieved 2008-07-25
- ↑ http://www.nngmcc.com/
Coordinates: 38°04′55″S 145°34′30″E / 38.08194°S 145.57500°E