Wahgunyah, Victoria
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 The main street of Wahgunyah, looking from the Murray River crossing to Corowa. |
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 Wahgunyah
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| Population: | 809 (2006)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3687 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: 36°00′S 146°23′E / 36°S 146.383°E | ||||||
| Elevation: | 143 m (469 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Indigo | ||||||
| State electorate: | Murray Valley | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Indi | ||||||
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Wahgunyah (
/wəˈɡʌnjə/) is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. It is located on the southern bank of the Murray River, opposite Corowa, New South Wales. Wahgunyah is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Rutherglen and 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Albury and Wodonga. At the 2006 census, Wahgunyah had a population of 809. The name is believed to be an aboriginal phrase meaning "Big Camp" or "Big Shelter".
[edit] History
The Wahgunyah cattle run was leased by John Foord and John Crisp in 1841. The township was established by Foord in 1856 and became important before the arrival of the railway in 1879 as the furthest upstream port on the Murray.[2] The Post Office opened on 1 July 1858 [3] and a school opened the same year.
All Saints Estate winery to the north of town was established in 1864 by George Sutherland Smith and John Banks from Scotland and was modelled on one of the Queen's castles, The Castle of Mey.
[edit] The town today
The main factory of Nestlé’s breakfast cereal arm Uncle Tobys is on the outskirts of Wahgunyah.
The town has an Australian rules football team in the Tallangatta & District Football League after having been in the Coreen & District Football League until 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wahgunyah (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26885&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Kelly Gang story, Wahgunyah, http://www.kellygang.asn.au/places/plU_Z/wahgunyaTx8.html, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ 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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