Benetook, Victoria

Benetook
Victoria
Benetook; Victoria
Postcode(s)	3496
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Location	545 km (339 mi) northwest of Melbourne ; 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Mildura ; 9 km (6 mi) west of Thurla ; 8 km (5 mi) east of Pirlta ;
LGA(s)	Rural City of Mildura
Region	Sunraysia
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal division(s)	Mallee

Last updated April 16, 2025

Benetook is a locality in the Sunraysia region about 9 kilometres west of Thurla and 8 kilometres east of Pirlta.

The Post Office opened around 1925. The building was destroyed by fire in 1929,^[2] and the office was closed in 1946.^[3] Benetook was on the Morkalla railway line. The station opened with the first section of the line in 1924, with facilities for passengers, goods and grain. It closed in 1970.^[4]

References

↑ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Post Office and Store Burnt". The Argus. 25 January 1929. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 9 February 2021
↑ Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

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[1] Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Post Office and Store Burnt". The Argus. 25 January 1929. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[a-3] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 9 February 2021

[4] Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

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