Toolleen
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Toolleen is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Northern Highway and is in the Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Bendigo local government areas, {{convert|142|km|mi}} north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Toolleen and the surrounding area had a population of 182.
History
Toolleen is derived from an Aboriginal word 'toolaam' meaning 'tongue'.{{Cite book |last=Blake |first=Leslie James |title=Place names of Victoria |date=1977 |publisher=Rigby |isbn=978-0-7270-0250-1 |location=Adelaide}} During the Victorian Gold Rush and after the discovery of gold at nearby Rushworth, Toolleen was a busy intersection where the roads linking Bendigo, Beechworth, Melbourne and the Murray River port of Echuca crossed.{{cite web|url=http://www.campaspe.vic.gov.au/level3.asp?referrer=997&pageID=1010&menuID=16|title=Toolleen|date=17 February 2010|publisher=Shire of Campaspe|accessdate=16 May 2010}}
Toolleen Post Office opened on 12 July 1872.{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Toolleen* | access-date = 21 March 2021 }}
The town is now mainly an agricultural region, with wine grape growing becoming more popular.
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{{Commons category-inline|Toolleen, Victoria}}
{{Towns in the Shire of Campaspe}}
{{City of Greater Bendigo}}
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
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