Merrinee, Victoria

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Merrinee Victoria
Merrinee
Postcode:	3496
Location:	560 km (348 mi) from Melbourne 58 km (36 mi) from Mildura 11 km (7 mi) from Karawinna 7 km (4 mi) from Pirlta [1]
LGA:	Rural City of Mildura
Region:	Sunraysia
State District:	Mildura
Federal Division:	Mallee

Merrinee is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 7 kilometres west from Pirlta and 11 kilometres east from Karawinna on the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road.

The Post Office opened on May 30, 1924.^[2]

The area of the locality contains a number of previous localities which existed when the population was larger, namely Thurla 34°22′S 142°06′E / 34.367°S 142.1°E / -34.367; 142.1 which had a post office open from 1925 until 1940, Benetook34°22′00″S 142°00′00″E / 34.366667°S 142°E / -34.366667; 142 with a post office from 1925 until 1946 and Pirlta 34°21′55″S 141°53′59″E / 34.36528°S 141.89972°E / -34.36528; 141.89972 with a post office from 1911 until 1961.^[2]

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Coordinates: 34°22′17″S 141°48′03″E / 34.37139°S 141.80083°E / -34.37139; 141.80083

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