The name Linga is believed to be an invented derivative from the traditional Aboriginal name Lar-gni which meant camp of ... because as a place to camp it was a place to linger.[3]
The Post Office (as a receiving office) opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. It was called Manpy until 1913 and closed in 1975.[4]
Linga State School (No. 3798) opened on 31 March 1913 in the local hall, with a permanent building erected in 1916. The school closed on 17 December 1970. The building was subsequently sold and relocated to Ouyen.[5]
Linga South State School (No. 4460) opened on 30 January 1930 and closed in 1949.[6]
linga, victoria, other, uses, linga, disambiguation, linga, locality, situated, section, mallee, highway, pinnaroo, railway, line, between, ouyen, south, australian, border, sunraysia, region, situated, about, kilometres, east, from, boinka, kilometres, west, . For other uses see Linga disambiguation Linga is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region It is situated about 8 kilometres east from Boinka and 11 kilometres west from Underbool Linga VictoriaEntering LingaLingaCoordinates35 10 24 S 141 41 33 E 35 17333 S 141 69250 E 35 17333 141 69250Population10 2016 census 1 Postcode s 3509Elevation98 m 322 ft Location487 km 303 mi from Melbourne165 km 103 mi from Mildura11 km 7 mi from Underbool8 km 5 mi from Boinka 2 LGA s Rural City of MilduraState electorate s MilduraFederal division s MalleeLocalities around Linga Boinka Murray Sunset Murray SunsetBoinka Linga UnderboolBig Desert Big Desert Big Desert The name Linga is believed to be an invented derivative from the traditional Aboriginal name Lar gni which meant camp of because as a place to camp it was a place to linger 3 The Post Office as a receiving office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier It was called Manpy until 1913 and closed in 1975 4 Linga State School No 3798 opened on 31 March 1913 in the local hall with a permanent building erected in 1916 The school closed on 17 December 1970 The building was subsequently sold and relocated to Ouyen 5 Linga South State School No 4460 opened on 30 January 1930 and closed in 1949 6 References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Linga State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 1 October 2007 Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Phoenix Auctions History Post Office List retrieved 10 February 2021 What Happened To All The Schools Local History Resource Centre 1989 p 30 What Happened To All The Schools Local History Resource Centre 1989 p 31 nbsp This article about a location in the Mallee is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Linga Victoria amp oldid 1153612011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
