Wandiligong Explained

Type:town
Wandiligong
State:vic
Lga:Alpine Shire
Use Lga Map:true
Postcode:3744
Pop:453
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:-36.7614°N 146.9842°W
Stategov:Ovens Valley
Fedgov:Indi
Dist1:330
Dir1:NE
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:82
Dir2:SE
Location2:Wangaratta
Dist3:6
Dir3:S
Location3:Bright

Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on Morses Creek and in the Alpine Shire local government area, 6km (04miles) south of Bright and 330km (210miles) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the, Wandiligong had a population of 453.[1] The town was originally established as a mining settlement called Growler's Creek. For such things such as quartz[2] and gold in the area[3] .[4] .It's name is derived from the name of an aboriginal tribe whom originally occupied the area.[5]

Wandiligong was established in the 1850s during the Victorian gold rush and at one stage the town was home to 2,000 people. The town as a whole is now registered with the National Trust of Australia as a historic landscape and is home to buildings with historic value such as the Manchester Unity hall - built in 1874.[6]

The town is home to one of the largest apple orchards in the southern hemisphere.[7] The town is also known to grow tobacco crops as well. [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census QuickStats Wandiligong . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 20 April 2019.
  2. News: Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. An Old Miner. .
  3. Historical mercury losses from the gold mines of Victoria, Australia. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 2020EleSA...8...35L . Lawrence . Susan . Davies . Peter . 2020 . 8 . 35 . 10.1525/elementa.432 . free .
  4. News: Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. Bright Revisited. .
  5. Book: Fullerton, Mary. The Australian Bush. 78.
  6. Web site: Wandiligong information and attractions. Travel Victoria. 16 May 2010.
  7. Web site: Travel: Bright. 6 November 2007. Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 16 May 2010.
  8. Australian Garden History. National News. 2. June 1990. 44178137 . Tanner . Howard . Watts . Peter . 1 . 12–13 .