Wandiligong

Wandiligong
Town
Manchester Unity hall
Manchester Unity hall
Wandiligong is located in Alpine Shire
Wandiligong
Wandiligong
Coordinates: 36°45′41″S 146°59′3″E / 36.76139°S 146.98417°E / -36.76139; 146.98417
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total453 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3744

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.[3] The town was originally established as a mining settlement called Growler's Creek. For such things such as quartz[4] and gold in the area.[5][6] Its name is derived from the name of an aboriginal tribe who originally occupied the area.[7]

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.[8]

The town is home to one of the largest apple orchards in the southern hemisphere.[9] The town is also known to grow tobacco crops as well.[10]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wandiligong (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats Wandiligong". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. ^ "2021 Wandiligong, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ "An Old Miner". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Bright Revisited". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express.
  7. ^ Fullerton, Mary. The Australian Bush. p. 78.
  8. ^ "Wandiligong information and attractions". Travel Victoria. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Travel: Bright". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  10. ^ Tanner, Howard; Watts, Peter (June 1990). "National News". Australian Garden History. 2 (1): 12–13. JSTOR 44178137.

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