Tutye, Victoria

Tutye Victoria
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Tutye
Coordinates	35°12′53″S 141°29′54″E
Population	20 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3490
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Location	498 km (309 mi) from Melbourne 175 km (109 mi) from Mildura 12 km (7 mi) from Cowangie 9 km (6 mi) from Boinka[2]
LGA(s)	Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Localities around Tutye: Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset Boinka Cowangie Tutye Boinka Big Desert Big Desert Big Desert

Tutye is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia. The place by road, is situated about 9 kilometres southeast from Boinka and 12 kilometres northwest from Cowangie.

A Post Office opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway line from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. The office closed in 1980.^[3] A primary school, Tutye State School, was officially opened in 1920, although it had been in operation since 1914.^[4][5] It no longer exists.

The area of the locality contains the smaller area of Tyalla.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tutye (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. Travelmate
3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 10 February 2021
4. "Tutye State School". Sunraysia Daily: 2. 29 October 1920.
5. "Tutye". Pinnaroo and Border Times: 2. 25 September 1914.