Speewa, Victoria

Speewa is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 19 km from Swan Hill, Victoria on the Murray River. It is unusual in that it shares its name with a contiguous locality in New South Wales.

Speewa Victoria
Public hall
Speewa
Coordinates	35°14′S 143°31′E
Postcode(s)	3585
Location	357 km (222 mi) from Melbourne 19 km (12 mi) from Swan Hill 128 km (80 mi) from Robinvale 212 km (132 mi) from Mildura [1]
LGA(s)	Rural City of Swan Hill
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
Localities around Speewa: New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales Beverford Speewa Tyntynder Beverford Tyntynder Tyntynder

The Speewa Ferry connecting it is the only crossing of the Murray River between Swan Hill and Nyah.[2]

Speewa Post Office opened on 2 August 1924. In 1964 it was renamed as a New South Wales office.[3]

See also

• Murray River crossings
• Speewa, New South Wales

References

1. Travelmate
2. Wakool Shire, Speewa Ferry, retrieved 11 November 2008
3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008