Panitya, Victoria

Panitya is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. The place by road, is situated about 23 kilometres east from Pinnaroo and 10 kilometres west from Carina on the Mallee Highway.

Panitya
Victoria
Entering Panitya
Panitya
Coordinates35°14′10″S 140°59′30″E
Postcode(s)3512
Elevation91 m (299 ft)
Location
  • 560 km (348 mi) from Melbourne
  • 238 km (148 mi) from Mildura
  • 23 km (14 mi) from Pinnaroo
  • 10 km (6 mi) from Carina [1]
LGA(s)Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal Division(s)Mallee
Localities around Panitya:
South Australia Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset
South Australia Panitya Carina
South Australia Big Desert Big Desert

Panitya is a railway station on the Ouyen to Pinnaroo line.

The Post Office opened in 1910 and was closed in 1975.[2]

The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas, namely Panitya East which had a post office open from 1916 until 1933, Berrook which had a post office open from 1929 until 1935, Manya with a post office from 1928 until 1936, Sunset with a post office from 1921 until 1948 and, below the Mallee Highway, Ngallo.[2]

Notes and references
  1. Travelmate
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008



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