Werrimull
town in Victoria, Australia
Werrimull town in the Rural City of Mildura, Victoria, Australia. The place by road, is situated about 10 kilometres west of Karawinna and 10 kilometres east of Bambill.
It is 79 kilometres (49 mi) west southwest of Mildura, 13 kilometres south of the Sturt Highway opposite Lake Cullulleraine. At the 2016 census, Werrimull and the surrounding area had a population of 112, declining from 320 in 2011.
Werrimull is an indigenous Australian word believed to mean Eagle. Werrimull is sometimes misspelt Werrimul possibly because it is confused with an indigenous group from the Horsham region.
History
The Millewa was opened up to farming in the 1920s, the Post Office opening on 24 June 1924. The railway reached Werrimull in 1923, officially opened 1924, but closed by 1989.
Much of the native Eucalyptus trees were cleared to make way for farming. This has given rise to soil salinity in the area.
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