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Carrajung, Victoria

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Carrajung is a town in eastern Victoria, Australia. Carrajung is situated between Yarram and Traralgon, about 5 kilometres from the Hyland Highway at a height of approximately 520 meters above sea level. Carrajung is situated close to the eastern end of the Grand Ridge Road.

It has a population of around 100 people. Carrajung has a football oval, one church,a community hall and a primary school that is now closed.

Carrajung Post Office opened on 1 November 1887 and closed in 1974. Carrajung Lower, nearby, had a Post Office open from 1902 until 1911, and from 1922 until 1969 although known as Bruthen Creek until 1926.^[1]

The name Carrajung is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning a fishing line. ^[2]

References

1. ^{{Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 }}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/carrajung|title=Carrajung {{!}} Victorian Places|website=www.victorianplaces.com.au|language=en|access-date=2017-06-22}}

1 : Towns in Victoria (Australia)

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