Myrniong
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Myrniong () is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is near the Western Freeway, north west of the state capital, Melbourne and west of Bacchus Marsh. Situated close by the Lerderderg River, at the , Myrniong had a population of 404. The town is in the eastern area of the Shire of Moorabool local government area.
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- Australia
- Located in
- Shire of Moorabool
- Population
- 220
- Shares border with
- Ballan
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- 3341
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- Myrniong, Victoria
- associated electoral district
- Ballarat
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Myrniong () is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is near the Western Freeway, north west of the state capital, Melbourne and west of Bacchus Marsh. Situated close by the Lerderderg River, at the , Myrniong had a population of 404. The town is in the eastern area of the Shire of Moorabool local government area.
Myrniong was named for the murrnong plant, the local indigenous word for yam daisy, a popular food source. European settlement began in around 1850 with local farmers producing wheat for hungry gold miners at nearby Blackwood. Later production concentrated on beef and dairy.
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