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Rutherglen

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Indigo Shire Council VIC, PO Box 28, Rutherglen, VIC 3685
1300 365 003

Description

Rutherglen pronunciation is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales.

Rutherglen pronunciationis a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales.The town was named after the Scottish town of Rutherglen which lies just outside Glasgow.At the 2016 census, Rutherglen had a population of 2,109.

History

Rutherglen Post Office opened on 1 November 1860.The Rutherglen Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990.

Weather

Rutherglen features a mediterranean climate (Csa) with hot, dry summers and cool, damp winters. Climate data is sourced from Rutherglen Research; established in 1912 and still operating today. It is at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft).

The highest temperature recorded was 46.8 °C (116.2 °F) on 14 January 1939, whereas the lowest was -7.5 °C (18.5 °F) on 14 June 2006.

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Details

Type: Towns

Population: 1,001 - 10,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 124.539 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 174 m

Population number: 2,378

Local Government Area: Indigo Shire Council

Location

Indigo Shire Council VIC, PO Box 28, Rutherglen, VIC 3685

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Rutherglen, Victoria