Wandiligong

Wandiligong Victoria
Manchester Unity hall
Wandiligong
Coordinates	36°45′41″S 146°59′3″E
Population	453 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3744
Location	330 km (205 mi) NE of Melbourne 82 km (51 mi) SE of Wangaratta 6 km (4 mi) S of Bright
LGA(s)	Alpine Shire
State electorate(s)	Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)	Indi

Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. The town is located on Morses Creek and in the Alpine Shire local government area, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Bright and 330 kilometres (210 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 Census, Wandiligong had a population of 522.[2] The town was originally established as a mining settlement called Growler's Creek. For such things such as quartz[3] and gold in the area.[4][5] It's name is derived from the name of an aboriginal tribe whom originally occupied the area.[6]

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.[7]

The town is home to one of the largest apple orchards in the southern hemisphere.[8] The town is also known to grow tobacco crops as well.[9]

References

1. "2016 Census QuickStats Wandiligong". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
2. "2021 Wandiligong, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. "An Old Miner". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express.
4. Lawrence, Susan; Davies, Peter (2020). "Historical mercury losses from the gold mines of Victoria, Australia". Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 8: 35. Bibcode:2020EleSA...8...35L. doi:10.1525/elementa.432.
5. "Bright Revisited". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express.
6. Fullerton, Mary. The Australian Bush. p. 78.
7. "Wandiligong information and attractions". Travel Victoria. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
8. "Travel: Bright". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
9. Tanner, Howard; Watts, Peter (June 1990). "National News". Australian Garden History. 2 (1): 12–13. JSTOR 44178137.

External links

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