Mittyack, Victoria

Mittyack
Victoria
Mittyack
Coordinates 35°09′S 142°40′E / 35.150°S 142.667°E / -35.150; 142.667Coordinates: 35°09′S 142°40′E / 35.150°S 142.667°E / -35.150; 142.667
Postcode(s) 3533
Location
LGA(s) Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s) Mildura
Federal Division(s) Mallee
Localities around Mittyack:
Ouyen Kulwin Manangatang
Ouyen Mittyack Gerahmin
Tempy Pier Milan Pier Milan

Mittyack is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 37 km from Ouyen.

Located in a wheat-growing area of the Mallee the locality was settled in the 1910s, the Post Office opening on 5 December 1916 and closing in 1979.[2]

An interesting thing to note is that on 26 December 2038,[3] a total solar eclipse will pass directly over Mittyack.

References

  1. Travelmate
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
  3. "NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 2038 Dec 26". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-07.


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