Boundary Bend, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Boundary Bend
State:vic
Lga:Rural City of Swan Hill
Postcode:3599
Pop:132
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:-34.7167°N 143.15°W
Use Lga Map:yes
Stategov:Mildura
Fedgov:Mallee
Dist1:430
Dir1:NW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:93
Dir2:NW
Location2:Swan Hill
Dist3:49
Dir3:SE
Location3:Robinvale
Near-Nw:New South Wales
Near-N:New South Wales
Near-Ne:New South Wales
Near-W:Lake Powell
Near-E:New South Wales
Near-Sw:Wandown
Near-S:Kooloonong
Near-Se:Narrung

Boundary Bend is a small town in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is near the junction of the Murray River and Murrumbidgee River. It is located about 50 kilometres east along the Murray Valley Highway from the twin towns of Robinvale in Victoria and Euston in New South Wales, about 90 km north of Swan Hill.[2] At the, Boundary Bend and the surrounding area had a population of 132.[1]

The access to the junction of the two rivers is down a track off the highway. It was at this point that Captain Charles Sturt and his party of explorers first sighted the Murray River in 1830. They had travelled down the Murrumbidgee, and continued downstream along the Murray in their whaleboat.[3]

Boundary Bend Post Office opened on 6 April 1923.

For many years, there were two Paddle Steamer hulls located just underwater on the southern bank of the Murray River. These were the Canally and the Hero. Both hulls were raised and removed for restoration February 1998.[4] The PS Hero was restored to operation at Echuca.

Boundary Bend is popular for its fishing and relaxed lifestyle.[5]

Many returned soldiers from the First World War were allocated farming blocks to the south of the town.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census QuickStats Boundary Bend . Australian Bureau if Statistics . 24 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Boundary Bend, Victoria on the Murray River . 2023-12-23 . www.murrayriver.com.au.
  3. Web site: Dictionary of Australian Biography St-Sy . 2023-12-23 . gutenberg.net.au.
  4. Book: Christopher, Peter . Paddlesteamers and Riverboats of the River Murray . Axiom Publishing . 2001 . 1 86476 040 0 . Revised and Enlarged.
  5. Web site: Authority . Victorian Fisheries . 2023-05-18 . Murray River . 2023-12-23 . VFA . en-AU.
  6. Web site: Soldier settlement after the First World War Australian War Memorial . 2023-12-23 . www.awm.gov.au.