Undera, Victoria
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| Undera Victoria |
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 Undera
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| Population: | 636[1] |
| Postcode: | 3629 |
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| LGA: | City of Greater Shepparton |
| State electorate: | Rodney |
| Federal Division: | Murray |
Undera is a rural village and locality in northern Victoria, in the Goulburn Valley irrigation area. It is 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Undera and the surrounding area had a population of 636.[1]
[edit] History
In 1874, when the area came under farm-selection activity, a township was surveyed and named Undera, the Post Office opening on 24 August 1875. [2]
It is thought that the name is derived from an Aboriginal word, most likely meaning fat. Before being named Undera, the area was known as Mundoona. A school was opened in 1876, and Catholic and Presbyterian churches were opened the following year.
The Undera district extends northwards to Undera North and a westerly bend of the Goulburn River. Whilst the township is in the Goulburn Valley irrigation area, the northern parts sustained a local timber industry until the 1940s, and are mixed grazing and agricultural.
Undera has a school (21 pupils, 1998), a church, a memorial hall, (1928), a large reserve with a motorcycle track and a tennis court. The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.
Its census populations have been 95 (1911), 350 (1933) and 156 (1966).
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Undera (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26859&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
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Coordinates: 36°17′S 145°13′E / 36.283°S 145.217°E
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