Editing Noojee

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Noojee
| state    = vic
| image    = Noojee Bennett Street 001.JPG
| caption  = Bennett Street
| coordinates = {{coord|37|53|0|S|146|00|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = right
| lga      = Shire of Baw Baw
| use_lga_map = yes
| postcode = 3833
| est      = 
| pop      = 157
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes=<ref name="ABS"/>
| elevation= 275
| maxtemp  = 18.4
| mintemp  = 7.1
| rainfall = 1116.3
| county   = [[County of Buln Buln|Buln Buln]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Narracan|Narracan]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Monash|Monash]]
| dist1    = 128
| dir1     = E
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 38
| dir2     = N
| location2= Warragul
| dist3    = 20
| dir3     = N
| location3= Neerim South
| near-nw  = [[Warburton, Victoria|Warburton]] [[Powelltown]]
| near-n   = [[McMahons Creek, Victoria|McMahons Creek]]
| near-ne  = [[Erica, Victoria|Erica]]
| near-w   = [[Hoddles Creek, Victoria|Hoddles Creek]]
| near-e   = [[Tanjil Bren, Victoria|Tanjil Bren]]
| near-sw  = [[Labertouche, Victoria|Labertouche]]
| near-s   = [[Neerim Junction, Victoria|Neerim Junction]]
| near-se  = [[Hill End, Victoria|Hill End]]
}}
'''Noojee''' is a town in the [[Gippsland]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], north of [[Warragul, Victoria|Warragul]] and east of [[Melbourne]], in the [[Shire of Baw Baw|Baw Baw]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. At the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]], Noojee and the surrounding area had a population of 157.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2016 AUS
|id=SSC21942
|name=Noojee (State Suburb)
|accessdate=7 November 2019
|quick=on}}</ref> The town benefits from tourists passing through to the [[Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort]], 48 kilometres away, as it is the last stop with tourism services. There are also a number of walks in the area, including the [[Noojee Trestle Bridge Rail Trail|Noojee Trestle Bridge]], a 100m wooden rail bridge.

==History==
"Noojee" is an [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] word meaning "valley of or place of rest".

It was first settled after [[gold]] was found in the area in the 1860s. Noojee became a major timber town when the [[Noojee railway line|railway]] connected the town to Warragul in 1919. Noojee Post Office opened on 3 May 1920, though an earlier office had been open between 1902 and 1904.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Noojee* | access-date = 3 April 2021}}</ref>

The town was destroyed by [[1925–26 Victorian bushfire season|bushfires in 1926]] and again in the [[Black Friday (1939)|Black Friday]] fires of 1939. The only building left standing after both fires was the Noojee Hotel which served as community meeting point during the emergency. The hotel also served as the school after the one room school was destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/772151 |title=Negative – Noojee, Victoria, 1934 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309190552/https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/772151 |access-date= 23 May 2019|archive-date=9 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Economy==
Noojee is well known for its trout fishing. A trout farm is located on the outskirts of the town.

==See also==
* [[Toorongo Falls Reserve]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Noojee, Victoria}}
*[http://noojeehistoricalsociety.spaces.live.com Noojee & District Historical Society Incorporated]
*[http://riversanctuary.com.au Toorongo River Sanctuary]

{{Towns in Baw Baw Shire}}

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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Shire of Baw Baw]]

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