THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES
Another in a series of caches to highlight the many towns, villages, hamlets, localities and crossroads around Victoria. Based on a series of caches in South Australia, initiated by local SA cacher adelaideram. adelaideram was contacted and is happy with the series spreading its wings into Victoria.
Toolleen
Toolleen is a rural village and district in northern Victoria, 35 km east of Bendigo and 26 km south of Elmore. It is at the junction of the Mount Pleasant Creek and the Northern Highway. The name is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning tongue.
The settlement during the 1870s resulted in several schools being opened: Toolleen’s was the first in 1874, and then Cornella (1875), Muskerry (1878) and Myola (1878). All have closed, Toolleen’s being the last in 1991. Muskerry was the district’s centre for Catholics, a particularly fine bluestone church being built in 1876.
Ref: https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/toolleen
Toolleen Jigidi