Underbool

Underbool is a town in the Mallee region of north-west Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Rural City of Mildura local government area and on the Mallee Highway—between Ouyen and the South Australian border – 476 kilometres (296 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Underbool had a population of 217.[1] The town services the grain farmers and graziers in the area. For tourists it provides access to the Pink Lakes in Murray-Sunset National Park.

Underbool
Victoria
Mallee Highway at Underbool
Underbool
Coordinates35°10′0″S 141°49′0″E
Population217 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3509
Elevation91 m (299 ft)
Location
  • 476 km (296 mi) from Melbourne
  • 154 km (96 mi) from Mildura [2]
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal Division(s)Mallee
Localities around Underbool:
Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset Torrita
Linga Underbool Torrita
Big Desert Big Desert Big Desert

The town name is thought to come from the German word underbolt given to it by surveyor Dr. Neumayer when he camped there in October 1861.

A post 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.[3]

Underbool Primary School (No. 3819) opened on 5 November 1913, with a purpose-built school building opening in June 1919. A second weatherboard building was built in 1929, and the former Daalko school building moved there in 1967.[4]

With its neighbouring township Walpeup Underbool had a football team (Walpeup-Underbool) in the Mallee Football League until the league folded in 2015. Golfers play at the course of the Underbool Golf Club on Monash Avenue.[5]

Notable People from Underbool include Greg Brown, independent MP, James Kilpatrick, professional Latin dancer, and Dallas Willsmore, AFL footballer player.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "(L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  2. Travelmate
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. What Happened To All The Schools?. Local History Resource Centre. 1989. p. 72.
  5. Golf Select, Underbool, retrieved 11 May 2009

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