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Encyclopedia > Woomelang, Victoria

Woomelang is a town in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Sunraysia Highway, 359 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne, 183 kilometres south east of Mildura and 154 kilometres north of Horsham. Woomelang is in the Yarriambiack Shire Local government area. The Mallee is the most northwesterly district in the state of Victoria. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... The Sunraysia Highway B220, is an important north-south route in western Victoria. ... Melbournes Yarra River is popular area for walking, jogging, cycling and relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Mildura is a locality in northwestern Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Horsham in Victoria (red) Horsham () is the largest town in the Wimmera region, located where the Western Highway (connecting Melbourne to Adelaide) crosses the Henty Highway (from Portland north towards Mildura). ... Yarriambiack Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ...


As with most towns in the Mallee region, the main industry is dryland agriculture and woolgrowing. The population has been slowly declining, from 290 at the 1981 census to 211 people in 2001.[1] Dryland farming is an agricultural technique for cultivating land which receives little rainfall. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


An interesting attraction to the south of Woomelang is a shearing shed constructed during World War II. Due to wartime shortages, the shed is made of compacted kerosene tins. Shearing sheds are large sheds found on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Russian kerosene lamp Kerosene or paraffin oil (British English, not to be confused with the waxy solid also called paraffin wax or just paraffin) is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon liquid. ...


External links

  • Yarriambiack Shire Council - Official site
  • Travelmate tourist site

References

  1. ^ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment - Know your area - Woomelang - Retrieved 1 November 2006


Coordinates: 35°41′S 142°40′E November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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