Curyo, Victoria

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Curyo
Victoria
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Curyo
Coordinates 35°51′01″S142°46′59″E / 35.85028°S 142.78306°E / -35.85028; 142.78306
Population26 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3483
LGA(s) Shire of Buloke
State electorate(s) Mildura
Federal division(s) Mallee
Localities around Curyo:
Hopetoun Watchupga Marlbed
Beulah Curyo Marlbed
Beulah Kinnabulla Karyrie

Curyo is a locality in the Mallee Ward of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia. Curyo has a Grain Depot on the Mildura railway line; however, the station closed to passenger and parcels traffic on 11 November 1975. [2] [3] A CFA fire brigade in the area is located on Pratt Road, adjacent to the grain depot. [4] The post office there opened on 20 January 1900 and was closed on 9 January 1976. [5] Curyo used to have a football club and a golf course.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Curyo (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 January 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 9.
  3. "Victorian Railway Map" (PDF). Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  4. "Map of all CFA stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 11 April 2008