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Wangaratta
Victoria

Location of Wangaratta in Victoria (red)
Population: 15,683 (2006)[1]
Time zone:

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Location: 230 km (143 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: Rural City of Wangaratta
County: Moira, Delatite, Bogong
State District: Murray Valley
Federal Division: Indi

Wangaratta is a cathedral city of about 15,685 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about 230 km (150 mi) from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla 45 km (25 mi) to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga 72 km (40 mi) to the northeast. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Daylight saving time ( DST The UTC+10 Time zone covers the following locations Australia (AEST&mdash Australian Eastern Standard Time) Australian The UTC+10 Time zone covers the following locations Australia (AEST&mdash Australian Eastern Standard Time) Australian UTC+11 is the Time zone for the following locations As standard (non-DST time Federated States of Micronesia UTC+11 is the Time zone for the following locations As standard (non-DST time Federated States of Micronesia The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. The Rural City of Wangaratta is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia. Cadastral divisions of Australia (also called Land administrative divisions) refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units The County of Moira is one of the 37 Counties of Victoria which are part of the Cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles The County of Delatite is one of the 37 Counties of Victoria which are part of the Cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles The County of Bogong is one of the 37 Counties of Victoria which are part of the Cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The Electoral district of Murray Valley is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Indi (ɪnˈdаɪ is an electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australia's most important and notable interstate Highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Benalla is an agricultural city of about 10000 people located just off the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about 40 kilometres Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the Victorian Alps. The Ovens River is a river in the Australian state of Victoria. King River is a river in Victoria, a state of Australia. It is a tributary of the Ovens River and ultimately the Murray River on the western The Australian Alps are the highest Mountain ranges of mainland Australia. It is within the municipality of Rural City of Wangaratta. The Rural City of Wangaratta is a Local Government Area in Victoria Australia.

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History

Gold was found in the surrounding area during the 1850s and this is reflected in the name of a nearby town of Eldorado where the remains of an old dredge can still be seen today. Eldorado, or El Dorado, is a small town in the north-east of Victoria Australia.

The nearby small town of Glenrowan located some 10km away is known as the site of the final shootout that led to the capture of Australia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly. Glenrowan is a small town located in the Wangaratta Local Government Area of Victoria, Australia. Bushrangers, or bush rangers, were Outlaws in the early years of the European settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Edward "Ned" Kelly (3 June 1855 &ndash 11 November 1880 was an Australian Bushranger, and to some a Folk hero for his defiance of the colonial

Geography and landmarks

Holy Trinity Cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral
War memorials (Boer & WW1&2) in front of Cathedral
War memorials (Boer & WW1&2) in front of Cathedral

The geographical layout of the city is unusual in that the business district is located at the north-eastern extremity of the urban area, with outlying suburbs extending only to the south and west. The reason for this arrangement is that the area beyond the rivers, to the north and east of the business district, was until the 1990s prone to flooding and so unsuitable for building. Levees were constructed in the 1990s to alleviate the flooding, however development in this area has been slow.

Wangaratta is the closest city or town of any size to Falls Creek and Mount Hotham, two of Victoria's three major snowfields. Falls Creek is a car-free, ski-in ski-out Ski resort in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. Mount Hotham is a mountain in Victoria, Australia. It is home to Mount Hotham Village and Mount Hotham Ski Resort

Notable buildings include the Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral and its Cathedral Close, St. The Anglican Church of Australia, a member church of the Anglican Communion, was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania (renamed This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Patrick's Catholic Church and the eccentric art déco courthouse. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial

Industry

There is a considerable wine and gourmet food industry in the nearby Milawa and King Valley region. Milawa is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Snow Road south-east of Wangaratta, in the Rural City of Wangaratta. The King Valley is a wine-producing and agricultural region centred on the King River in north-eastern Victoria, Australia between Wangaratta

Culture and sport

The main annual event is the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, which has been attended by thousands each year since 1990. The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz is an annual festival of jazz and blues held in the town of Wangaratta, 2

There are three Australian rules football clubs in Wangaratta, the Wangaratta Football Club, the Wangaratta Rovers Football Club (both competing in the Ovens and Murray Football League), and the North Wangaratta Football Club, which competes in the Ovens and King Football League. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Wangaratta Rovers, officially known as the Wangaratta Rovers Football & Netball Club are an Australian rules football club based in Wangaratta, Current Clubs History Beginnings The league began as the Ovens & Murray Football Association in the 1900s although it was interrupted by World The Ovens and King Football and Netball League Is an Australian Rules Football and Netball league based in the areas of the Ovens and King Rivers

The city hosted several games for the 2005 Australian Football International Cup event, with several countries competing in the sport of Australian rules football. The 2005 Australian Football International Cup was the second time that the Australian Football International Cup tournament an international The event was played at the City Oval and Showgrounds and set the attendance records for the tournament to date.

Cricket in Wangaratta is organised by the Wangaratta & District Cricket Association Clubs in Wangaratta include Wangaratta Rovers United, Wangaratta Magpies and City Colts.

Education

Wangaratta has three secondary schools: Galen Catholic College (private), Cathedral College (private) and Wangaratta High School, which has 3 campuses. Galen Catholic College is a Catholic School based in Wangaratta, North East Victoria, Australia. Wangaratta High School is a secondary education institution in Wangaratta Victoria. There is also the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE.

Nomenclature

Historically, there was disagreement about whether the first syllable should be pronounced 'Wong' or 'Wang', the latter pronunciation being perceived as slightly less cultured, at least by those within the city itself. The 'Wong' pronunciation was never used by a majority of the population, and never received any wide currency outside the district. It was officially disavowed by the Wangaratta City Council's declaration in favour of the 'Wang' pronunciation in the 1980s. Some locals, particularly the elderly, continue to use the 'Wong' pronunciation.

The city's name may be informally abbreviated to "Wang", analogously to "Shep" (Shepparton) and "Yarra" (Yarrawonga). Shepparton is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The population of the municipality of City of Greater Shepparton in 2005 was

Transport

The station is on the main railway line between Sydney and Melbourne and is served by V/Line services between Melbourne and Albury as well as a twice daily Countrylink XPT service in both directions between Melbourne and Sydney. Wangaratta is a railway station on the North East railway in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and from New South Wales into Queensland and Victoria Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Two railway gauges run in parallel to Melbourne and Albury; the Victorian broad gauge of 1600 mm (5' 3") and the standard gauge of 1435 mm (4' 8½").

There was a branch line commenced in 1873, running east to Beechworth, reaching the town in September 1976, but this was closed in January 1977. Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s (Larsen, MayDay Hills Railway). Another branch line ran to Bright until its closure. This has since been converted into a cycling and walking track, known as the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail. The Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail is a cycling and walking Rail trail in northern Victoria, Australia Another short branch line ran west to a wheat silo located on the north side of the Ovens River at Boorhaman.

A second rail branch was a narrow gauge (762 mm, 2' 6") line from Wangaratta to Whitfield constructed during the late 1890s and opened in 1899. Whitfield is an agricultural township in the King Valley in north-eastern Victoria. The line operated until 1953 and was famous for its special engines imported from Baldwin Locomotive Works in the USA. The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of Railroad Locomotives It was located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania originally and later Some of these 2-6-2T locomotives now operate on the Puffing Billy Railway outside Melbourne. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of Steam locomotives by Wheel arrangement, a 2-6-2 has two Leading wheels six coupled The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge gauge Heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. [2] A book, Focus on Victoria's Narrow Gauge, with photos, maps along the line and of Wangaratta station with its dual track gauges was published in 2002 [3]

Wangaratta is also serviced by a small regional airport, Wangaratta Airport. Wangaratta Airport is located about 5 km from Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia just off the Hume Highway. A city bus service runs every half an hour during the day on weekdays and on Saturday mornings on a route covering Wangaratta's West End, the business district and Yarrunga.

Radio stations

See also: List of Australian radio stations

Famous residents and former residents

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Wangaratta (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
  2. ^ (Oberg, pp. 90-91)
  3. ^ John E. Thompson,Focus on Victoria's Narrow Gauge Whitfield Line, Puffing Billy Society, Belgrave, 2002.

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