Linga, Victoria

{{other uses|Linga (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}

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| name = Linga

| state = vic

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Linga is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region. It is situated about 8 kilometres east from Boinka and 11 kilometres west from Underbool.

The name Linga is believed to be an invented derivative from the traditional Aboriginal name Lar-gni which meant camp of ... because as a place to camp it was a place to linger.[http://www.vaclang.ozhosting.com/search.asp Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219043627/http://www.vaclang.ozhosting.com/search.asp |date=19 February 2007 }}

The Post Office (as a receiving office) opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. It was called Manpy until 1913 and closed in 1975.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Linga* | access-date = 10 February 2021 }}

Linga State School (No. 3798) opened on 31 March 1913 in the local hall, with a permanent building erected in 1916. The school closed on 17 December 1970. The building was subsequently sold and relocated to Ouyen.{{cite book | title=What Happened To All The Schools? | publisher=Local History Resource Centre | year=1989 | pages=30}}

Linga South State School (No. 4460) opened on 30 January 1930 and closed in 1949.{{cite book | title=What Happened To All The Schools? | publisher=Local History Resource Centre | year=1989 | pages=31}}