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Yarck

Coordinates: 37°05′23″S 145°36′40″E / 37.08972°S 145.61111°E / -37.08972; 145.61111
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Yarck
General store
General store
Yarck is located in Shire of Murrindindi
Yarck
Yarck
Coordinates: 37°05′23″S 145°36′40″E / 37.08972°S 145.61111°E / -37.08972; 145.61111
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total194 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
3719

Yarck is a town in the upper Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Murrindindi and on the Maroondah Highway, 166 kilometres (103 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Yarck and the surrounding area had a population of 194.[2]

Yarck Post Office opened around February 1877.[3] The railway arrived in November 1890 when the branch line from Tallarook was extended to Merton.[4] The line and the station closed in 1978.

Facilities in the town include a general store, a hotel, two cafes, a book store, and a bakery.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarck (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Yarck". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 7 April 2021
  4. ^ Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to ‘62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 286.
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