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Cocamba Destination Guide

Explore Cocamba in Australia

Cocamba in the region of Victoria is a town in Australia - some 352 mi or ( 566 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Cocamba is now 07:26 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Turoar, Prooinga, Melbourne, Day Trap, and Chillingollah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Turoar . Where to go and what to see in Cocamba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Cocamba, Victoria

Cocamba is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 10 km from Manangatang, Victoria. Cocamba Post Office opened on 13 December 1913 and closed in 1941.

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Located at -35.12 142.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Mallee (Victoria), Towns in Victoria (Australia)

Manangatang

Manangatang is a remote town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Manangatang had a population of 448. It is sometimes noted for its unusual name, from an Aboriginal term - "manang" meaning land and "kaaiti" meaning water. A Mr A T Creswick, who held the BUMBANG Station, had a hut on or near the present township. Surveyed blocks, each of about one square mile in area, were available in 1911. Manangatang was proclaimed a town in 1915.

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Located at -35.05 142.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Australian Aboriginal placenames, Mallee (Victoria), Towns in Victoria (Australia)

Manangatang railway station

Manangatang is a railway station located on the Robinvale railway line in the town of Manangatang in Victoria, Australia. If not for heritage funds, the station would have been demolished. Today the station is preserved by funding grants.

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Located at -35.05 142.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)

Rural City of Swan Hill

The Rural City of Swan Hill is a local government area of Victoria, Australia in the north-west of the state. It has an area of 6,103 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 21,000. It includes the city of Swan Hill which is the administrative centre and the towns of Lake Boga, Manangatang, Nyah, Nyah West, Piangil, Robinvale, Ultima and Woorinen South. It was formed in 1995 by the merger of the City of Swan Hill, Shire of Swan Hill and part of the Shire of Kerang.

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Located at -35.05 142.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)

Chinkapook

Chinkapook is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 67 km from Swan Hill, Victoria. The Post Office opened on 12 September 1910 as Christmas Tank, was renamed Chinkapook in 1914 and closed in 1974. Many of Australian poet John Shaw Neilson's notebooks were destroyed or severely damaged in a mouse plague at Chinkapook. Douglas Stewart's poem "The Mice of Chinkapook" refers to this event.

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Located at -35.18 142.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Mallee (Victoria), Towns in Victoria (Australia)