Tynong, Victoria
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Tynong is a town in Gippsland
, Victoria
, Australia
, 66 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
. At the 2006 Census, Tynong had a population of 326.
Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on 1 November 1882.
Places of interest include Gumbuya Park
, Mill Valley Ranch
and Tynong railway station
.
Tynong is notable for the granodiorite
quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance
. The pictures below were taken in the late 70's by a local resident.
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 66 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
. At the 2006 Census, Tynong had a population of 326.
Tynong was settled in the early 1880s and the Post Office opened on 1 November 1882.
Places of interest include Gumbuya Park
Gumbuya Park
Gumbuya Park is a small amusement park in Tynong North, Victoria, near Pakenham, Melbourne, Australia. It features a toboggan slide, water slide, paddle boats, "mini cars" and mini golf. Themed as "nature's playground", it also features native wildlife including, kangaroos, wallabies, Australian...
, Mill Valley Ranch
Mill Valley Ranch
Mill Valley Ranch is a Christian Youth Camp in Tynong North, 70 km South East of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-History:Established by Arthur and Bonnie Bartlett in 1967, upon the invitation of the Weatherheads, a sawmilling family who pioneered the area....
and Tynong railway station
Tynong railway station, Victoria
Tynong is a railway station on the Bairnsdale V/Line rail service in Tynong, Victoria, Australia. It is 71km from Southern Cross Station. Bairnsdale-bound trains do not stop at Tynong , however a weekly Sunday service to Sale does stop.-Platforms and services:Platform 1:*Gippsland line - interurban...
.
Tynong is notable for the granodiorite
Granodiorite
Granodiorite is an intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than orthoclase-type feldspar. Officially, it is defined as a phaneritic igneous rock with greater than 20% quartz by volume where at least 65% of the feldspar is plagioclase. It usually contains abundant...
quarried from the area for the construction of the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance
Shrine of Remembrance
The Shrine of Remembrance, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I and is now a memorial to all Australians who have served in war...
. The pictures below were taken in the late 70's by a local resident.