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Nature Attractions In Murtoa

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Murtoa Stick Shed

Murtoa Water Tower Museum

Lake Marma

Grampians Adventure Golf

Grampians National Park

Ghost & Vampire Tours

Halls Gap Zoo

Climbing Tours

The Pinnacle

Murtoa is a wheat district town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, 305 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the 2016 census, Murtoa had a population of 865 and is located around 30 kilometres from Horsham, a major city in the Wimmera region. The name Murtoa is believed to come from a local Aboriginal word meaning home of the lizard. Murtoa's post office opened on 1 August 1874.The working section of the present day Murtoa Grain Receival Centre can hold up to 400,000 tonnes of grain, and is the largest inland receival centre in Au...
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Nature Attractions In Murtoa

1. Lake Marma Murtoa
2. The Pinnacle Halls Gap
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3. Halls Gap Zoo Halls Gap
Halls Gap is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Grampians Road, adjacent to the Grampians National Park, in the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area. The town is set in the Fyans Valley at the foot of the Wonderland and Mount William ranges. At the 2011 census Halls Gap had a population of 613. The approximate driving time from Melbourne is 3 hours.
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Murtoa Videos

Murtoa Pictorial.

Murtoa Pictorial by John Boom for Australian Pictorials - australianpictorials.com

Trans Australian Railway Centenary Train at Keswick. 14-9-2012.

The 14th of September 2012 marks 100 years since General Lord Denman turned the first sod to build the Trans-Australian Railway Line in Port Augusta (South Australia). To mark this occasion a special train ran from Adelaide to Port Augusta and return.

This train was unique as the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) had asked freight operators Pacific National, QR National, Specialised Container Transport (SCT), Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) and Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (CFCLA) to each provide a locomotive for the special train.

In total 6 diesel locomotives were provided with the consist being:
Pacific National locomotive 9305
QR National locomotive 6022
SCT locomotive CSR004
CFCLA locomotive G512
G&W locomotive GWU006
Pacific National locomotive NR18 (In new Indian Pacific yellow livery).

The special train also consisted of 5 carriages for special guests and dignitaries, the consist being:
HM 958 -- GSR Luggage Car
AFC 305 - GSR Gold Lounge Car
DF 934 -- GSR Gold Dining Car
AG 374 -- GSR Sit up Car
HGM 297 -- GSR Power Van.

This video shows the train at Great Southern Railways Adelaide Parklands Terminal (Keswick Interstate Rail Terminal in South Australia) then departing for the journey to Port Augusta.

NOTE: The full video of all activities at Adelaide Parklands Terminal (Keswick Interstate Rail Terminal) including shunting and departure of The Overland to Melbourne (Victoria), arrival of The Indian Pacific from Perth (Western Australia) and other various shunting movements including the departure of the Trans Australian Railway Centenary Train is uploaded and called: The Overland, The Indian Pacific and Trans Australian Railway Centenary Train at Keswick. 14-9-2012.

CKIN grain train

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Filmed over 2 days at various locations along the line.

BIG4 Wye River - AFL Live Broadcast Ft. Billy Brownless & Dipper

BIG4 Wye River - Queens Birthday Weekend June 2014.

AFL Live broadcasted a pre-game show from the park featuring the 2 AFL Legends - Billy Brownless & Dipper!
Find out what all the hype was about in this short 3 minute video including commentary from the actual broadcast.

For information on the park find us @ big4wyeriver.com.au
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For booking please contact us on: info@big4wyeriver.com.au

Torquay Foreshore Caravan Park - Torquay, Victoria

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