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Explore Murchison in Australia

Murchison in the region of Victoria is a town in Australia - some 237 mi or ( 382 km ) South-West of Canberra , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Murchison is now 02:02 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Waranga, Wahring, Toolamba, Nathalia, and Moorilim. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Waranga . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Murchison ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

GreenFaith Australia Walking Humbly - PreParliament Event

2:14 min by TheSinghSisters
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www.GreenFaithAustralia.org -26-29 Nov 09-Come Along, all welcome on this Interfaith journey-Walking Humbly on Land.Pre-Parliament of World Religions Event, is an journey to communities of the South E ..

Kirwins bridge.AVI

4:05 min by dazzaroosta
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We heard that Kirwins bridge was to be shut at 10am, we were on our way to Melbourne from Ardmona , we made it in time and were one of the last people to drive over the 120 year old bridge with a bend ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Murchison, Victoria

Murchison is a small riverside rural village located on the Goulburn River in Victoria, Australia. Murchison is located 167 kilometres from Melbourne and is just to the west of the Goulburn Valley Highway between Shepparton and Nagambie. The surrounding countryside contains orchards, vineyards and dairy farms and also HM Prison Dhurringile. At the 2006 census, Murchison had a population of 786.

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Located at -36.62 145.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Towns in Victoria (Australia)

Murchison meteorite

The Murchison meteorite is named after Murchison, Victoria, in Australia. It is one of the most studied meteorites due to its large mass (>100 kg), the fact that it was an observed fall, and that it belongs to a group of meteorites rich in organic compounds.

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Located at -36.62 145.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1969 in Australia, 1969 in science, Astrobiology, Geology of Victoria (Australia), Meteorites found in Australia, Origin of life

Murchison East railway station

Murchison East is a railway station on the Goulburn Valley railway that serves the town of Murchison, Victoria, Australia. The station is served by V/Line passenger trains on the Shepparton Line. The station opened as Murchison at the same time as the railway from Mangalore to Shepparton on 13 January 1880, being renamed to Murchison East in September 1890.

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Located at -36.61 145.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Regional railway stations in Victoria (Australia)

HM Prison Dhurringile

HM Prison Dhurringile is a minimum security prison located in Dhurringile, Victoria, Australia. Situated 160 km north of Melbourne near Murchison, the 68-room mansion, completed in 1877, was originally a homestead for a large farm. The house was completed for the Winter-Irving family, who were major landowners in the area. The house was built in conjunction with another Winter-Irving mansion nearby, Noorilim.

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Located at -36.52 145.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1965 establishments, Military camps in Australia, Prisons in Victoria (Australia), World War II internment camps in Australia, World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Australia

Goulburn Weir

Goulburn Weir is a weir built between 1887 and early 1891 across the Goulburn River near Nagambie, Victoria, Australia. It was the first major diversion structure built for irrigation development in Australia. The weir also forms Lake Nagambie where rowing regattas and waterskiing tournaments are held. The Goulburn Weir allows water to be diverted by gravity via the Stuart Murray Canal and Cattanach Canal for off river storage in the Waranga basin, for later use in irrigation.

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Located at -36.72 145.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Goulburn River, Irrigation in Australia, Reservoirs and dams in Australia

Historical Weather

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