Our second silo activation for Sunday 3rd December 2023 was the Jung silo VK-JNG3. Jung is located about 24 km northeast of Horsham in the Wimmera district of western Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of Jung in western Victoria. Map c/o Google Maps.
Jung is derived from an aboriginal word jhung meaning chest or jung jung meaning ‘in a mess’. (Blake 1978)
The original Jung settlement was on the Yarriambiack Creek, about 3 km north of the present location. The settlement was known as Taylor’s Creek, Green Hills, and Jerro. Green Hills was the name of an adjacent livestock station. Jerro was a name given by surveyors when a township was laid out in 1877. In 1878 a school was opened. The railway line from Murtoa was extended in 1879 to Horsham and a railway station was opened at Jung. It became the nucleus of the present village. (Victorian Places 2024)
George James Coles was born in Jung in 1885. He was the second of ten children and eldest son of George and Elizabeth Coles. George Senior ran a store at Jung. George Junior went on to be a founder of G.J. Coles and Company. (Aust Dict of Biography 2024)
Above:- George Coles. Image c/o Trove.
Above:- Article from The Canberra Times, Tue 6 Dec 1977. Image c/o Trove.
The Jung silos are located at the end of Railway Street.
Marija VK5MAZ and I parked on Jung N Road and operated from the 4WD for this activation, running the Icom IC7000, 100 watts and the Codan 9350 with the 1.5 metre stainless steel whip.
Above:- The activation zone at the silo. Image c/o SiOTA website.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK3UAO
- Vk3CLD/p
- VK3YV
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK3UAO
- VK3CLD/p
- VK3YV
- VK3BAI
- VK5NM
- VK2IO
- VK3APJ
- VK5DIK
- VK5UK
- VK2USH
- VK5BAD
- VK2EFM
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK2USH
- VK4JJ
- VK4SYD
References.
- Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.
- Sydenham, D. (n.d.). Coles, Sir George James (1885–1977). [online] Australian Dictionary of Biography. Available at: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/coles-sir-george-james-9788 [Accessed 3 May 2024].
- http://www.victorianplaces.com.au. (n.d.). Jung | Victorian Places. [online] Available at: https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/jung [Accessed 3 May 2024].
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