Tempy is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 136 km from Mildura, Victoria and south of Ouyen. The area was settled after the arrival of the railway, the Post Office opening on 18 July 1910.[3]
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 Front of the H.V. McKay Agency, at Tempy in March 1940 | |||||||||||||||
  Tempy | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′40″S 142°25′30″E / 35.34444°S 142.42500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 57 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3489 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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The major industry in this region, The Mallee is farming, predominantly sheep and wheat.
Tempy Primary School opened in June 1910 on a site a mile south of the town. The building was moved to the town itself in 1914, and replaced by a new building in 1919 where the Roman Catholic Church later stood. It was replaced in 1925 by a new school on the present site.[4]
Tempy West State School (No. 3978) opened five miles west of the town in late 1918 and closed in 1936.[5]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tempy (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Travelmate". Archived from the original on 1 May 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 18 February 2021
- ^ What Happened To All The Schools?. Local History Resource Centre. 1989. p. 48.
- ^ What Happened To All The Schools?. Local History Resource Centre. 1989. p. 51.
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