Karween, Victoria

Karween is a locality situated on the Redcliffs-Merringur Road in the Sunraysia region, south of the Sturt Highway. It is about 9 kilometres east from Morkalla and 6 kilometres west from Meringur. The railway arrived soon after the area was settled by returned servicemen after World War I, in 1931, and closed in 1964.[2] Karween had a progress association operating in the 1930s.

Karween
Victoria
Karween
Coordinates34°22′32″S 141°14′19″E
Postcode(s)3496
Location
  • 551 km (342 mi) from Melbourne
  • 104 km (65 mi) from Mildura
  • 9 km (6 mi) from Morkalla
  • 6 km (4 mi) from Meringur[1]
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
RegionSunraysia
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal Division(s)Mallee

References
  1. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Andrew Waugh (March 2003). "Redcliffs - Meringur" (PDF). Victorian Signalling Histories No 58, Version 1.0. p. 7. Retrieved 24 June 2014.



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