Wahgunyah

Wahgunyah Victoria
The main street of Wahgunyah, looking from the Murray River crossing to Corowa.
Wahgunyah
Coordinates	36°00′0″S 146°23′0″E / 36.00000°S 146.38333°E / -36.00000; 146.38333Coordinates: 36°00′0″S 146°23′0″E / 36.00000°S 146.38333°E / -36.00000; 146.38333
Population	809 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s)	3687
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Location	298 km (185 mi) NE of Melbourne 51 km (32 mi) W of Wodonga 9 km (6 mi) N of Rutherglen 2 km (1 mi) S of Corowa
LGA(s)	Shire of Indigo
State electorate(s)	Murray Valley
Federal Division(s)	Indi
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.5 °C 73 °F 8.8 °C 48 °F 539.4 mm 21.2 in

Wahgunyah /wəˈɡʌnjə/ is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. The town is on the southern bank of the Murray River, opposite Corowa, New South Wales, in the Shire of Indigo. Wahgunyah is 298 kilometres (185 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne and 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of Albury/Wodonga. At the 2006 census, Wahgunyah had a population of 809.^[1]

The name is believed to be an aboriginal phrase meaning "Big Camp" or "Big Shelter".^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

References

External links

Media related to Wahgunyah, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons