 Location of Echuca in Victoria (red) Echuca in Victoria (Australia) is a town of about 10,000 people situated on the Murray River (Moama is on the northern side in NSW). It is situated at a point where the Murray River is at its closest point to Melbourne, which contributed to its development as a river port during the 1800s. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1641x1097, 133 KB) Summary Shows location of w: Echuca, Victoria marked in red in the Australian state of w:Victoria. ...
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The Murray River, or River Murray, is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ...
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Echuca, an Aboriginal name meaning "Meeting of the Waters" is indicative of the role rivers have played in the town's existence. Echuca is situated close to the junction of the Goulburn, Campaspe and Murray Rivers. Indigenous Australians are the first inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands, continuing their presence during European settlement. ...
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Origin and growth
Echuca was founded by one of the most enterprising characters of the early colonial days, an ex-convict named Henry Hopwood. In 1850 he bought a small punt which operated across the Murray River near the Campaspe junction. The relatively small settlement known as "Hopwood's Ferry" became Echuca as the town grew. Henry Hopwood (born 1813 in Bolton, Lancashire) was an English convict who established the thriving river town of Echuca in Victoria, Australia. ...
By the 1870s Echuca had risen to prominence as Australia's largest inland port. Being the point of shortest distance between the Murray River and the major city of Melbourne, Echuca was both a key river port and railway junction. Steam-driven paddleboats would arrive at Echuca's 400-metre long redgum wharf, unloading it to be transported by rail to Melbourne. Wool, wheat, other grains, livestock and timber were the most common cargoes. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ...
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This industrial boom led to a rapidly expanding population, at one stage in excess of 15,000, with more than a hundred pubs (hotels) rumoured to exist in the Echuca district at one time. An iron bridge was constructed over the Murray River in the 1870s.'
Decline The expansion of the railways from Melbourne to most parts of Victoria, as well as improving roads and fickle river conditions, all combined to lessen Echuca's importance, and by the 1890s her paddlesteamer fleet was in decline. An economic depression and the collapse of several banks virtually ended Echuca's role as a major economic centre, and her population began to disperse. jnkjnkjkk A paddle steamer, paddleboat, or paddlewheeler is a ship or boat propelled by one or more paddle wheels driven by a steam engine. ...
Today The main industry in Echuca now is tourism, as visitors are attracted to the town by its warm climate, the river, its historical features and sporting attractions, such as golf courses and lawn bowls greens. Annual activities include the Southern 80 waterski race (February) the Jazz, Food and Wine Festival (February) the Rotary Steam Horse and Vintage Rally (June) and the Red Cross Murray Marathon (December). In 1984 a television mini-series, All the Rivers Run, based on a novel by Nancy Cato and starring Sigrid Thornton and John Waters, was filmed in and around Echuca. The airing of this series around Australia and internationally revitalized Echuca's tourism economy. Beautiful View of Machu Picchu, Peru More than 3 million tourists visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India in 2004. ...
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The Red Cross Murray Marathon is 404 km, 5 day canoe/kayak flatwater race on the Murray River. ...
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Dairy, wheat, sheep and cattle farming are also important to the region. Echuca's local government is managed by the Shire of Campaspe.
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Trivia - An urban myth popular in the town is that the body of a labourer, supposedly killed during the construction of the town's iron bridge, is still entombed in one of the concrete pylons. Both the local and Melbourne press, however, mention no such accident.
- In 1970, Echuca resident Leith Ratten was convicted of murdering his wife. His case became one of the most controversial in Victorian legal history.
Leith Ratten is a convicted murderer from Echuca, Australia whose case ignited controversy and national interest in the 1970s. ...
References - Campaspe Shire Council: Where our community names were derived from
- Official Visitors Information for Echuca and its twin city Moama
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