Granya Explained

Type:town
Granya
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-36.1083°N 147.3186°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria
Lga:Shire of Towong
Pop:99
Fedgov:Division of Indi
Dist1:378
Dir1:NW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:52
Dir2:E
Location2:Albury (NSW)
Dist3:31
Dir3:NE
Location3:Tallangatta

Granya is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia on the Murray arm of Lake Hume in the Towong Shire local government area, 378km (235miles) northwest of the state capital, Melbourne.

History

The town was established in the 1860s following a gold rush.[1]

In 1920 a huge monument was erected in honour of local fallen soldiers who died in the Great European War between 1915 and 1919.[2]

Granya is situated right on the edge of Lake Hume and provides a base for many tourists sightseeing, fishing and water skiing.

Sport & Recreation

The Granya Football Club was formed in September 1886 at a meeting a Legges Hotel[3] and a match against Tallangatta soon followed.[4]

Former St Kilda Football Club player, Wally Scott played in Granya's 1912 premiership win and was later wounded in World War One at the Dardanelles.[5]

In 1937, Granya applied to join both the Dederang & District Football League & Upper Murray Football Association, but were refused, so they went into recess in 1937 and 1938.[6] Granya joined the Dederang & District Football League in 1939.[7]

The backbone of the Granya Football teams in the 1930's and 1940's were the eight Webb brothers, six Star brothers and four Gard brothers who were all very good footballers.[8]

Former Granya footballers, Norm Webb, Don Star and Bill Barton all played senior VFL football.

Football timeline

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Granya. Towong Shire. 19 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110217162647/http://www.towong.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=111&h=0. 17 February 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: 1920 - Fallen Soldiers . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 3 . 19 August 1920.
  3. Web site: 1886 - Granya . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 3 . 2 September 1886.
  4. Web site: 1886 - Tallangatta v Granya . Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 3 . 1 October 1886.
  5. Web site: 1915 - AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE DARDANELLES. . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 2 . 20 May 1915.
  6. Web site: 1937 - Granya football club . Trove Newspapers . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 11 October 2020 . 37 . 21 May 1937.
  7. Web site: 1939 - Dederang & DFL - AGM . Trove Newspapers . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 11 October 2020 . 4 . 12 April 1939.
  8. Web site: Brent Godde . Don Star reflects on his time spent at Granya, Wodonga, South Melbourne and Jindera . Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW) . 5 September 2024 . 29 October 2021.
  9. Web site: 1906 - Football . The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW) . 5 September 2024 . 19 . 18 May 1906.
  10. Web site: 1909 - Football . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 2 . 22 April 1909.
  11. Web site: 1914 - Wodonga Football Association . Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 2 . 29 May 1914.
  12. Web site: 1919 - Football competition . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 3 . 29 May 1919.
  13. Web site: 1934 - Football Notes . Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic) . 5 September 2024 . 2 . 19 April 1934.

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