Merrinee

Merrinee is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region.

Merrinee is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region. It is situated about 7 kilometres west of Pirlta and 11 kilometres east of Karawinna, on the Red Cliffs-Meringur Road.

The Morkalla railway line opened on 10 April 1924 with a goods, grain and passenger siding, followed by the post office on 30 May 1924. The railway closed in 1988.

The general area contains a number of previous localities which existed when the population was larger, namely Thurla 34°22'S 142°06'E which had a post office open from 1925 until 1940, Benetook 34°22'00?S 142°00'00?E with a post office from 1925 until 1946 and Pirlta 34°21'55?S 141°53'59?E with a post office from 1911 until 1961.