Tarrington, Victoria

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Tarrington
Victoria
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Tarrington
Coordinates 37°46′S142°06′E / 37.767°S 142.100°E / -37.767; 142.100 Coordinates: 37°46′S142°06′E / 37.767°S 142.100°E / -37.767; 142.100
Population193 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3301
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Southern Grampians
State electorate(s) Lowan
Federal Division(s) Wannon

Tarrington is a village in the Southern Grampians Shire in South-west Victoria, Australia close to Hamilton. It has a large Lutheran Church, along with a school, church, hall, oval, cafe/restaurant, computer repair service, quarry, day-care centre and a fire station. At the 2006 census, Tarrington had a population of 193. [1]

Hochkirch Victoria postmark 1894.jpg

Tarrington was formerly known as Bukecy or Hochkirch, named by Sorbian immigrants coming from the area of that name in Saxony, Germany.[ citation needed ] The town was settled in the early 1860s and the Hochkirch Post Office opened on 15 February 1861 (now closed and replaced by a hut that houses PO boxes) and renamed Tarrington on 1 March 1918 due to the anti-German sentiment of that time. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tarrington (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List , retrieved 6 March 2021


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