Riverina New South Wales
The Murrumbidgee River at Balranald
Population:	255,881[1]
LGA:	Various
State District:	Albury, Burrinjuck, Murray-Darling, Murrumbidgee, Wagga Wagga
Federal Division:	Farrer, Riverina

The Riverina region in relation to New South Wales.

The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions due to the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop into one of the most productive and agriculturally diverse areas of Australia. Bordered on the south by the state of Victoria and on the east by the Great Dividing Range, the Riverina covers those areas of New South Wales in the Murray and Murrumbidgee drainage zones to their confluence in the west. Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... Location in New South Wales The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... NSW redirects here. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... Balranald is a town and local government area in the south west of New South Wales, Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in New South Wales The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Albury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Burrinjuck is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Murray-Darling is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Farrer is an Australian Electoral Division, centred on the regional city of Albury, New South Wales. ... Location in New South Wales The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... NSW redirects here. ... Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops. ... VIC redirects here. ... The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... For other uses, see Murray River (disambiguation). ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ...

Home to Aboriginal groups for over 40,000 years, the Riverina was originally settled by Europeans in the mid-19th century as a pastoral region providing beef and wool to markets in Australia and beyond. In the 20th century, the development of major irrigation areas in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys has led to the introduction of crops such as rice and wine grapes. The Riverina has strong cultural ties to Victoria, and the region was the source of much of the impetus behind the federation of Australian colonies. Languages Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religions Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including Islam and various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group... This article deals with the European people as an ethnic group or ethnic groups. ... Grazing To feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton. ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Wool (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). ... The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ...

Major population and service centres in the Riverina include the cities of Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith. Albury and Wagga Wagga are home to campuses of Charles Sturt University, the only local provider of higher education for the region. Wagga Wagga is home to two major Australian Defence Force establishments. Wagga Wagga (pronounced wogga wogga, informally called Wagga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. ... Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. ... Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. ...

Geography

The delineation of the Riverina region by government agencies and other bodies varies, but in common usage it generally comprises the agricultural and pastoral areas of New South Wales, west of the Great Dividing Range and in the drainage basin of the snow-fed Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers.^[2] The northern boundary beyond the Riverina is determined by the Lachlan River catchment area and is referred to as the Central West. Along the Murray to the south, the Riverina borders the state of Victoria. West of the confluence of the Murray and Murrumbidgee is the beginning of the more arid Far West region. Grazing To feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton. ... The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... Drainage basin. ... For other uses, see Murray River (disambiguation). ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... The Lachlan River is a significant river in central New South Wales, Australia. ... The Central West region refers to the area west of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. ... VIC redirects here. ... Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... Approximate area of the Far West region of New South Wales The Far West region of New South Wales, Australia refers generally to a fairly flat and low lying area in the western part of the state, which is too dry to support wheat or other crops or intensive pastoral. ...

An eagles nest on The Old Man Plain, an extensive saltbush plain between Hay & Wanganella In general, the Riverina is an alluvial plain formed by deposition carried from the Great Dividing Range by streams between 30,000 to 15,000 years ago.[3] The terrain includes rolling hills to the east but then becomes flatter to the west with most of that plain reaching less than 200 metres above sea level. The western Riverina consists largely of featureless saltbush plain. Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Wanganella is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, on the Cobb Highway north of Deniliquin and within the Conargo Shire Council local government area. ... Alluvium is soil land deposited by a river or other running water. ... In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. ... The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... Species About 100-200 species, including: Atriplex alaskensis (Alaska Orach) Atriplex californica Atriplex calotheca Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex coronata (Crownscale Saltbush) Atriplex glabriuscula Atriplex hortensis (Garden or Red Orache) Atriplex halimus Atriplex heterosperma Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex laciniata (Frosted Orache) Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex littoralis (Grass-leaved Orache) Atriplex longipes ( Orache... Landform and hydrology The geology of the Riverina comprises several troughs and sedimentary basins. The western Riverina is presumed to be a continuation of the Ballarat and Bendigo geological zone while eastern sections are underlain by western portions of the Lachlan Fold Belt. There is potential for the Riverina to host several mineral deposit types including coal, petroleum, coal seam methane, gypsum, orogenic gold, Cobar style polymetallic systems, heavy mineral sands and possibly diamonds in these fold belt rocks and basins.[3][4] Riverina soils are generally sandy along the river channels, with more saline grey and brown clays found on rarely flooded areas on the perimeter of the floodplain. As the Murrumbidgee passes downstream, the water and soil become more saline.[3] This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... In geology, a trough generally referrs to a depression that extends laterally over a distence, while being less steep than a trench. ... The term sedimentary basin is used to refer to any geographical feature exhibiting subsidence and consequent infilling by sedimentation. ... For other uses, see Mineral (disambiguation). ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Petro redirects here. ... Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . ... For other uses, see Gypsum (disambiguation). ... Cobar (estimated population 5,300) is a town and Local Government Area on the eastern edge of the Australian outback. ... Primarily used in chemistry or mining, polymetal or polymetallic refers to a substance comprised of a combination of different metals. ... Most sand on beaches consists of grains of the mineral quartz (SiO2). ... Visible salt deposits on the former bed of the Aral Sea Soil salination is the accumulation of free salts to such an extent that it leads to degradation of soils and vegetation. ...

The closed Hampden Bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga The new Wiradjuri Bridge is in the background. The Riverina is drained by the large Murray-Darling Basin. Rivers and streams in the Riverina generally flow east to west. As well as the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Lachlan, other streams include Billabong Creek and the Edward River, an anabranch of the Murray. Much of the water carried by these streams is diverted. In 2001–2002, 52% of the Murray and Murrumbidgee water runoff was diverted, 77% of which was used for irrigation.[5] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB) Summary Bridge over Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Built 1895 an example of an Allen Truss bridge Picture by AYArktos Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 663 KB) Summary Bridge over Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Built 1895 an example of an Allen Truss bridge Picture by AYArktos Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales... Hampden Bridge Design Hampden Bridge is a wooden Allan Truss bridge over the Murrumbidgee River in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales which opened to traffic on 11 November 1895 and was closed in October 1995 when the Wiradjuri Bridge opened. ... The Murrumbidgee River is a major river in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. ... Wagga Wagga (pronounced wogga wogga, informally called Wagga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... The Murray-Darling Basin is 3,370km long, drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass, and is currently by far the most significant agricultural area in Australia. ... Billabong Creek at Rand. ... The Edward River is a river in the south west Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main course and rejoins later. ... Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops. ... Climate The Bureau of Meteorology classify the Riverina in the Hot Dry Zone (with cooler winters) climatic zone. Places in this zone can be very hot in the summer months while in the winter, nights can be very cold.[6] Mean daily maximum temperatures in the Riverina range from 31.0 °C (87.8 °F) in January and 12.4 °C (54.3 °F) in July in Wagga Wagga[7] to 33.2 °C (91.8 °F) in January and 14.8 °C (58.6 °F) in July in Hillston.[8] The Bureau of Meteorology is an Executive Agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. ... Wagga Wagga (pronounced wogga wogga, informally called Wagga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. ... Hillston (33°28′S 145°32′E) is a village in western New South Wales, Australia, built on the banks of the Lachlan River. ... Rainfall levels in the Riverina are generally low with the median annual rainfall over most of the region between 250–500 millimetres (mm), rising to between 500–800 mm on the eastern fringe. Rain generally falls in the winter in the southern Riverina and around Hay while in the north rainfall patterns are fairly consistent throughout the year.[9] Corowa, in the south eastern Riverina has an average rainfall of 539.4 millimetres (21.2 in) per year[10] while mean annual rainfall at Hay is 367.2 millimetres (14.5 in).[11] Drought in 2006 has seen the lowest ever recorded rainfall in towns such as Lockhart, Tarcutta and Narrandera.[12] Corowa (35°59′ S 146°23′ E) is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Drought in Australia is defined as rainfall over a three month period being in the lowest decile of what has been recorded for that region in the past. ... Lockhart is a town of 950 people and Local Government Area in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. ... National Truck Driver Memorial at Tarcutta Tarcutta is a small town located 438km south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. ... Riverina bioregion

The Riverina bioregion. The Riverina bioregion covers much of the area commonly known as the Riverina but also takes in area as far south as Bendigo and as far north as Ivanhoe. The New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service has divided New South Wales into 17 distinct bioregions. Bioregions are quite large areas of land that capture a geophysical pattern which is linked to fauna and flora ecosystems. The Riverina bioregion is an area of land that comprises part of the larger Riverina area but also extends into Victoria. It has been defined by the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service as extending from Ivanhoe in the Murray Darling Depression Bioregion south to Bendigo, and from Narrandera in the east to Balranald in the west. 74.03% of the bioregion is in New South Wales, the remainder in Victoria. [13] The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is part of the Department of Environment and Climate Change - the main government conservation agency in New South Wales, Australia. ... A coral reef near the Hawaiian islands is an example of a complex marine ecosystem. ... An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Ivanhoe was a heroe of south Wales. ... For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Bendigo. ... Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. ... Balranald is a town and local government area in the south west of New South Wales, Australia. ... River channels in the region support River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) and River Cooba (Acacia stenophylla) communities. Nearby higher areas contain Black Box (Eucalyptus largiflorens) woodlands and a salt-tolerant grass, saltbush and daisy understorey. Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) and Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) occur along with Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla) on areas rarely subjected to flooding. The area away from the rivers often consists of treeless plains, consisting of various saltbush (Atriplex) species, Cotton Bush (Maireana aphylla) and varieties of Danthonia and Austrostipa native grasslands.[14] Binomial name Dehnh. ... Binomial name Synonyms Acacia stenophylla Benth. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus melliodora , at Maranoa Gardens, Melbourne Eucalyptus melliodora, commonly known as Yellow Box, is a medium sized to occasionally tall eucalypt. ... Species About 100-200 species, including: Atriplex alaskensis Atriplex amnicola Atriplex californica Atriplex calotheca Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex coronata Atriplex glabriuscula Atriplex halimus Atriplex heterosperma Atriplex hortensis Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex laciniata Atriplex lentiformis Atriplex littoralis Atriplex longipes Atriplex nitens Atriplex nummularia Atriplex nuttallii Atriplex oblongifolia Atriplex patula Atriplex polycarpa... Significant mammals endemic to forests in the bioregion include various species of glider, such as Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps), Feathertail Gliders (Acrobates pygmaeus) and Squirrel Gliders (Petaurus norfolcensis) as well as Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) A wide variety of birdlife makes its home in wetlands in the Riverina, including many migratory species. Competition from introduced species and the effect of clearing, grazing and pasture improvement has led to a decline in the diversity of native flora and fauna in the area.[14] Binomial name Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small gliding possum native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania. ... Binomial name Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793) The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) is the worlds smallest gliding mammal. ... Binomial name Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792) The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a gliding possum of the Marsupial family Petauridae. ... Binomial name Phascolarctos cinereus Goldfuss, 1817 The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus; sometimes also spelled Phascolarctus cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore endemic to Australia, and the only representative of its family, Phascolarctidae. ... Flock of Barnacle Geese during autumn migration Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. ...

History

Aboriginal people are thought to have inhabited the Riverina for at least 40,000 years.^[15][16] The Wiradjuri people were the original inhabitants of much of south western New South Wales including much of the Riverina region along the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan rivers.^[17] Other groups living along the Murrumbidgee included the Nari-Nari on the western plains where the towns of Hay and Balranald would later be founded^[18] , the Mudi-Mudi, Gurendji and the Yida-Yida. Along both sides of the Murray River lived the Yorta Yorta people inhabiting the area of the Riverina as far east as the present day city of Albury and as far north as the Finley and Deniliquin districts.^[19] The Murray was also home to other groups such as the Bangerang, Baraba-Baraba, Wamba-Wamba, Wadi-Wadi and Dadi-Dadi communities.^[15] Languages Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religions Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including Islam and various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group... The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Balranald is a town and local government area in the south west of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Yorta Yorta people are the Indigenous Australians who traditionally lived around the the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers in present-day northeast Victoria. ...

The rivers played a leading role in the lifestyle of the Aboriginal people, acting as a source of food and a means of communication and trade. Murray cod and shellfish were gathered for food and bark canoes were used for travel along the rivers. Scars on many trees alongside the rivers are evidence of this extensive use of canoes. In the summer it is likely that the Bangerang and Wiradjuri joined the Monaro groups in the Bogong moth feasts in the alpine country to the east^[15] Trinomial name Maccullochella peelii peelii (Mitchell, 1838) The Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) is a large and striking predatory freshwater fish of the Maccullochella genus and the Percichthyidae family. ... Binomial name Agrotis infusa (bogong moth) , Subspecies The Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) is a temperate species of night-flying moth notable for appearing in major proportions around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring (late September to November). ...

Exploration and pastoral settlement

Charles Sturt, the first European to follow the Murrumbidgee River downstream to the Murray.

The first European explorer in the Riverina was John Oxley in 1817 following the Lachlan River to what is now the town of Booligal.^[15] Oxley was followed by Charles Sturt, who followed the Murrumbidgee downstream to Lake Alexandrina in South Australia between 1828–1831^[20] and Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836 on his way to the Wimmera and the Western District.^[21] Image File history File links Charles Sturt c. ... Image File history File links Charles Sturt c. ... Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was an English explorer of Australia, part of the European Exploration of Australia. ... This article is about the person. ... See also: 1816 in Australia, other events of 1817, 1818 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... The Lachlan River is a significant river in central New South Wales, Australia. ... Booligal is a village in the Riverina area of western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was an English explorer of Australia, part of the European Exploration of Australia. ... Lake Alexandrina is a lake in South Australia, Australia. ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... See also: 1827 in Australia, other events of 1828, 1829 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... 1838 map of Victoria and New South Wales showing towns, major rivers and the limits of the Colony at the time. ... See also: 1835 in Australia, other events of 1836, 1837 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... The Wimmera is a region in the west of the Australian state of Victoria. ... The Western District is a region in the south-west corner of Victoria (Australia), extending to Ballarat in the east and as far north as Ararat. ...

Pastoral settlement followed soon after, with grazing runs established along the Murray and Murrumbidgee as far west as Hay by 1839. At the time, the area was known as the Murrumbidgee District. Moulamein, in the western Riverina, appears to make legitimate claims as the oldest town in the Riverina,^[22] and indeed to being older than Melbourne.^[23] The settlers often came into conflict with the indigenous inhabitants. In the Narrandera district, a battle took place between settlers and the local Narrungderra clan at a location now known as Massacre Island, reportedly leaving only one survivor.^[24] See also: 1838 in Australia, other events of 1839, 1840 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... Moulamein is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Wakool Shire. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. ...

Cattle raising was the major industry in the 1840s with sheep becoming predominant in the 1860s.^[15] At this time many Victorians settled in the Riverina to breed sheep and cattle to feed the miners taking part in the Victorian Gold Rush. The herds were considered inferior at first, but these pastures were good for stock, and the land which seemed a desert was actually good fattening country.^[25] In the 1860s and 1870s, German settlers from the Barossa Valley travelled upstream to settle in the eastern Riverina. Because of their religious distinctiveness as Lutherans, they preferred to form clustered German settlements.^[26] In 1867 and 1868 several land parcels were taken up in the Jindera area.^[27] 56 German farmers, in 1869, took six weeks to travel six hundred miles in covered wagons to establish the town of Walla Walla.^[28] Nearby Holbrook was originally named Germantown after these settlers until changing its name in 1914 as a result of tensions caused by World War I.^[29] For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... Nerrena Fossickers in Nerrena Creek outside Ballarat The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the late 1860s. ... Tanunda is surrounded by vineyards showing Autumn colour. ... -1... Jindera is a town in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 19 kilometres North from Albury and 32 kilometres south east from Walbundrie. ... Walla Walla is located about 30km north of Albury-Wodonga and 130km South of Wagga Wagga. ... HMAS Otways hull on display at Holbrook, New South Wales. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

The name "Riverine", coined from the Entre Ríos Province (between two rivers) in Argentina, South America, was in use as early as 1857: a long letter under the caption "Riverine Colony" appeared in the Albury Border Post of January 24 that year.^[25] The name was coined by Dunmore Lang who translated it from the Spanish.^[30] Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... See also: 1856 in Australia, other events of 1857, 1858 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... John Dunmore Lang (25 August 1799 - 8 August 1878), Australian clergyman, writer, politician and activist, was the first prominent advocate of an independent Australian nation and of Australian republicanism. ...

Dunmore Lang was also involved with the short lived Riverina secession movement which was active in the 1860s. The movement was inspired by the success of the Victorian and Queensland secession movements and motivated by a desire to draw more public funds to the region and maintain the favourable land tenure the "squatter" pastoralists enjoyed. With the movement strongest in Deniliquin and Albury, Dunmore Lang, unrelated squatter and parliamentarian Gideon Lang and other influential pastoralists joined with local newspaper editors, George Mott and David Jones in the campaign.^[31] This culminated in presenting petitions to the Governor of New South Wales, Sir John Young and the Colonial Secretary, Edward Cardwell.^[31][32] Soon after the movement fell apart due to the differences between the squatters on one side and the small farmers and townspeople on the other causing its objectives to become obscured by other associated issues such as inter-colonial tariffs and rail links.^[31] For other uses, see Secession (disambiguation). ... In Australian history, squatter referred to those who occupied large tracts of Crown Land in order to graze livestock. ... Deniliquin, known locally as Deni, is a town and Local Government Area (see Deniliquin Council) in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria. ... Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. ... the flag of the Governor of New South Wales The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australias head of state, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. ... John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (August 31, 1807 - October 6, 1876) was the second Governor General of Canada. ... The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ... Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell (July 24, 1813–February 15, 1886) was a prominent British politician in the Peelite and Liberal parties during the middle of the 19th century. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank   Money supply Fiscal policy Spending   Deficit   Debt Trade policy Tariff   Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate   Personal Public   Banking   Regulation        For other uses of this word, see tariff (disambiguation). ...

Riverboats and railways

The Old Moulamein Wharf, on the Edward River was constructed in 1908. Moulamein prospered as an inland port until the coming of the railways in 1926.^[33]

From 1853, the Riverina was linked to markets through a series of riverboats along the Murray and Murrumbidgee to the river ports of Mannum and Goolwa in South Australia^[34][35] and from 1864, to Echuca connected by rail to Melbourne.^[36] Riverboats reached as far upstream as Gundagai and Albury and towns such as Darlington Point, Narrandera and Moulamein became important river ports.^{[13][24][33][37]} The riverboat era peaked in the twenty years from 1870-1890, declining with the coming of the railway and finally ending with the disruption to the workforce caused by World War I.^[37] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Edward River is a river in the south west Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... See also: 1850 in Australia, 1851 in Australia, 1852 in Australia, 1853 in Australia, other events of 1853, 1854 in Australia, and the Timeline of Australian history. ... A riverboat is a specialized watercraft (vessel) designed for operating on inland waterways. ... Mannum is a historic town on the west bank of the Murray River in South Australia, 84 kilometres (52 mi) east of Adelaide. ... Goolwa is a historic river port on the River Murray near the Murray Mouth in South Australia, , and joined by a bridge to Hindmarsh Island. ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... Location of Echuca in Victoria (red) Historic Port of Echuca 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). ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... Gundagai is a town located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. ... Darlington Point is a small town on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in the Riverina district of western New South Wales, Australia. ...

From Melbourne, broad gauge railway lines opened to Deniliquin in 1876 and west to Moulamein and Balranald in 1926.^[36] The Moulamein–Balranald section closed in the 1980s. The main northeast line reached Wodonga in 1873, and was connected to Albury at a break-of-gauge in 1883. The Melbourne-Shepparton railway line was extended to Tocumwal in 1908 and the Melbourne–Yarrawonga line was extended to Oaklands in 1938, both lines meeting standard gauge lines that were subsequently closed. Victorian Railways commenced construction of a railway from Robinvale to Koorakee and Lette in New South Wales in 1924, but this railway was never completed. The Murray River bridge between Robinvale and Euston was instead converted to a road bridge, which will be demolished when the new road bridge currently under construction is completed. A branch line was built from Kerang to Murrabit in 1924 and Stony Crossing (originally called Poonboon) in 1928 under an agreement with New South Wales.^[38] No passenger services were carried on the section beyond Murrabit after 1932 and it was closed about 1943.^[39] For other uses, see Gauge. ... Deniliquin, known locally as Deni, is a town and Local Government Area (see Deniliquin Council) in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria. ... Moulamein is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Wakool Shire. ... Balranald is a town and local government area in the south west of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Albury-Wodonga railway is a railway line in regional Victoria, Australia. ... Wodonga () is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, Australia. ... With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. ... The Shepparton line is a railway line in Victoria, Australia. ... The Tocumwal Hotel, one of four hotels in Tocumwal. ... Foreshore of Lake Mulwala at Yarrawonga. ... Oaklands is a town in the Riverina district of southern New South Wales, Australia. ... The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. ... Robinvale ( ) is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in northern Victoria, Australia. ... Euston is a small town on the banks of the Murray River, southern New South Wales, Australia. ... Murrabit is a town in north east Victoria, Australia. ... Stony Crossing is a locality in the south western part of the Riverina. ...

Junee railway station is a junction for the Melbourne XPT passenger service (pictured) and the Griffith Xplorer service.

Standard gauge rail services from Sydney came with the extension of the Main Southern railway line to Cootamundra and Junee in 1878 and the construction of the Murrumbidgee River Rail Bridge in 1881^[40] allowed the line to be extended past Wagga Wagga to Henty and Albury later that year.^[41] A branch line was constructed to Temora in 1893 and extended to Barellan in 1908, Griffith in 1916 and Hillston in 1923.^[42] Further south, a branch line was completed from Junee to Narrandera in 1881 and extended to Hay by 1882.^[43] Another branch pushed south from Narrandera toward the Victorian border reaching Jerilderie in 1884 and the Murray at Tocumwal in 1898.^[44] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... XP2004 in its new livery at Central Station, Sydney The XPT, (short for eXpress Passenger Train), is the main passenger train used in New South Wales, Australia. ... Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... As originally New South Wales and Victoria had different railway gauges, this meant that all travellers in either direction had to change trains at Albury. ... Location of Cootamundra in New South Wales (red) Cootamundra is a town and Local Government Area (see Cootamundra Shire) in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. ... For the LGA, see Junee Shire Council. ... Henty is a small town on the Olympic Way almost midway between Albury and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. ... Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. ... Spitfire at Temora Aviation Museum Temora is a town located in south western New South Wales in Australia. ... Barellan is a small town in Narrandera Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... Hillston (33°28′S 145°32′E) is a village in western New South Wales, Australia, built on the banks of the Lachlan River. ... For the LGA, see Junee Shire Council. ... Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... The Jerilderie Shire Council Crest Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia, is a town of 1790 people [1] and a Local Government Area called the Jerilderie Shire Council, located on the Billabong Creek located in southern Riverina bordering the Urana, Berrigan, Conargo and Murrumbidgee councils. ... The Tocumwal Hotel, one of four hotels in Tocumwal. ...

Bushrangers

Transport links assisted the development of the Riverina economy, at the same time areas of the region found themselves under threat from robbery and murder by various bushrangers. Between 1862 and 1865, the eastern Riverina between Wagga Wagga and Albury saw the depredations of Dan "Mad Dog" Morgan. Having previously been convicted of armed robbery, Morgan came to the attention to authorities in the Riverina when he bailed up a police magistrate, Henry Baylis, near Urana in 1863. In 1864, Morgan bailed up Round Hill station, a large sheep farm near Morven, killing a station hand. Later that year, the bushranger shot dead a policeman in cold blood near Tumbarumba. The reward placed on his head reached £1,000 before, in April 1865, he was shot dead near Wangaratta, Victoria.^[45] For other uses, see Bushranger (disambiguation). ... John Fuller (aka Dan Morgan) was an Australian bushranger. ... Urana is a sleepy little town and a Local Government Area (Urana Shire) in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Australian term for a large farm or Australian ranch, usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of sheep, for their wool and meat. ... Morven is a small village about 7 kilometres West of Culcairn in the eastern Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. ... Main street of Tumbarumba Tumbarumba (postcode: 2653, ) is a small town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, about 500 kilometers southwest of Sydney. ... Wangaratta is a cathedral city of about 19,000 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. ...

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The Jerilderie Letter

The infamous Australian bushranger, Ned Kelly, made possibly his most daring raid in the Riverina, at Jerilderie in 1879. After riding overland from north east Victoria, Kelly and his gang in a brazen move captured two local policemen and stole their uniforms. Impersonating the police, they then proceeded to rob the Bank of New South Wales and hold the town captive for several days. While in Jerilderie, he sought to have his manifesto published, the famous Jerilderie letter, a rambling 8,000 word condemnation of the colonial administration in Victoria and specifically the treatment of the Irish. Being unable to find the local newspaper editor, he left the letter with a member of the bank staff and returned to Victoria £2,000 richer.^[46] Image File history File links Wikisource-logo. ... The original Wikisource logo. ... For other uses, see Ned Kelly (disambiguation). ... The Jerilderie Shire Council Crest Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia, is a town of 1790 people [1] and a Local Government Area called the Jerilderie Shire Council, located on the Billabong Creek located in southern Riverina bordering the Urana, Berrigan, Conargo and Murrumbidgee councils. ... Westpac Banking Corporation, usually called Westpac, is one of the largest banks in Australasia. ...

Riverina and Federation

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The Federal Hotel in Berrigan, one of a series of hotels built or renamed in the southern Riverina as a result of the Federation campaign

The close geographic and cultural ties between the Riverina and northern Victoria, combined with continuing frustration with inter colonial tariffs, made the Riverina a fertile area for ideas for uniting the various colonies in an Australian federation. This would see the southern Riverina in particular take a leading role in bringing about federation. The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ... Berrigan () is a town of 953 people (including the surrounding area) and Local Government Area located on the Murray River in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Pub redirects here. ... The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ...

Prior to federation, the various Australian colonies could, and often did, charge tariffs on goods from the other colonies, ostensibly for the protection of their domestic manufacturing industries, mainly based in the larger cities such as Sydney and Melbourne. For a border community such as the southern Riverina, these tariffs were a sore burden, making goods purchased from Melbourne, the closest large city, more expensive and reducing the competitiveness of these towns supplying the Melbourne and Adelaide markets.^[47] In addition, crossing the border on the Murray River was a tiresome experience as each border crossing had customs posts inspecting goods and luggage to ensure all duty was paid and to reduce smuggling, a popular activity.^[48] Another item of concern was the lack of adequate river crossings. Along the Riverina, the Murray was, and remains, part of New South Wales, who had no interest in assisting border residents to access goods and services in Victoria that may otherwise have been sourced from Sydney. Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank   Money supply Fiscal policy Spending   Deficit   Debt Trade policy Tariff   Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate   Personal Public   Banking   Regulation        For other uses of this word, see tariff (disambiguation). ... Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between nations, through methods such as high tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, a variety of restrictive government regulations designed to discourage imports, and anti-dumping laws in an attempt to protect domestic industries in a particular nation from foreign take-over...

In the early 1890s, for mainly patriotic reasons, the Australian Natives Association helped establish the Federation League, a society dedicated to the creation of a federal nation.^[47] Following a series of addresses by the future Prime Minister, Edmund Barton to large crowds, some 15 League branches were established in the towns along the southern border.^[48][49] One of these towns, Corowa, was the location for the first conference of the Australian Federation League in 1893. At this conference, Dr John Quick, a delegate from Bendigo, proposed a resolution calling for the colonial legislatures to pass an act providing for the election of representatives to a convention to develop a federal constitution. This has been seen as the turning point in the push for Federation. The momentum generated from this point lead to a series of conventions and elections and finally, the inauguration of a federal constitution on 1 January 1901.^[47] An Australian Natives Association banquet held in 1901 to honour Prime Minister Edmund Barton, following his return from the United Kingdom. ... The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. ... Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920), Australian politician and judge, was the first Prime Minister of Australia and a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. ... Corowa (35°59′ S 146°23′ E) is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... Portrait of Quick circa 1910s, by W. Vincent Kelly. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Irrigation and closer settlement

A 1916 map of the Riverina. The area where Griffith and Leeton would later be built was largely uninhabited until the development of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.

Large scale irrigation commenced with the establishment of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) in 1912 which diverted water from the Murrumbidgee River near Narrandera. The River Murray Waters Agreement of 1915 allowed 26 weirs to be constructed with locks to provide permanent riverboat access to Echuca. When riverboat transport was no longer significant, the weirs supported irrigation. Irrigation in the region continued to develop with the construction of the Hume Dam between 1919 and 1931, the Burrinjuck Dam built in 1928 and Blowering Dam built in 1968.^[15] Geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. ... Geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. ... See also: 1911 in Australia, other events of 1912, 1913 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... See also: 1915 in Australia, other events of 1916, 1917 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... The bridge and weir mechanism at Sturminster Newton on the River Stour, Dorset. ... Media:Example. ... See also: 1930 in Australia, other events of 1931, 1932 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... Burrinjuck Dam is located 34 km southwest of Yass and 339 km south west of Sydney, Burrinjuck Dam (also known as Lake Burrunjuck) is a major dam on the Murrumbidgee River below its junction with the Goodradigbee and Yass Rivers. ... See also: 1927 in Australia, other events of 1928, 1929 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... Model of Spirit of Australia in which Ken Warby set the world water speed record in 1978 on the dam Blowering Dam is on the Tumut River. ... See also: 1967 in Australia, other events of 1968, 1969 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ...

Development and promotion of the MIA led to large scale settlement on land described by Oxley 100 years earlier as "country which, for barrenness and desolation, can I think, have no equal." Settlers came from a diverse range of backgrounds and nationalities. In particular, the Italian community prospered in the Area, owning nearly half of all the farms around Griffith by 1954.^[50] Later, further irrigation was developed for areas in the Murray valley starting with the Wakool Irrigation District in 1932, then the Deniboota and Denimein Irrigation Districts in 1938, the Berriquin Irrigation District in 1939 and the Tullakool Irrigation Area in 1942. The Coleambally Irrigation Area, established in 1968, was the last of the major government-sponsored irrigation developments in New South Wales.^[5]

Agriculture

A Centre pivot irrigation system near Euberta. Much of the agricultural industry in the Riverina relies on irrigation.

The high soil fertility and abundance of water in the Riverina floodplain has made the Riverina region one of the most productive farming regions in Australia with rice, wheat, maize, canola, citrus and wine grapes being grown in the area. The Riverina contains many irrigation schemes including the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. 182,000 hectares are under irrigation in the region.^[51] Pivot irrigation in progress. ... Euberta is a farming community in the central Riverina area of New South Wales. ... This article is about the maize plant. ... In agriculture, Canola is a trademarked cultivar of genetically engineered rapeseed variants from which rapeseed oil is obtained. ... For other uses, see Citrus (disambiguation). ... This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). ... Geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. ...

For the first few decades following the 1830s, European pastoral activity focused in the main on cattle production but by the 1860s sheep were the predominant stock.^[15]

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the region's agricultural and horticultural production was worth more than AUD 1 billion. The region produces: ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ...

• over 25% of the state's fruit and vegetables
• 90% of NSW citrus products
• 80% of NSW wine/grape production
• livestock feedlots, sales and processing facilities
• nearly 20% of all NSW crop production and two thirds of its total value.^[51]

In 1991-92 sheep and lamb numbers in the region were close to 7 million and there were 500,000 meat cattle.^[25]

Wool

Much of the dryland areas of the Riverina contain large sheep stations, producing medium class wool. The Peppin Merino sheep was first bred in the area around Wanganella. As many as 70 percent of today’s Australian Merinos are said to be directly descended from the Peppin-developed sheep.^[52] The Riverina is home to many Merino studs and the saltbush plains are regarded as one of Australia's best wool growing regions.^[53] Dryland farming is an agricultural technique for cultivating land which receives little rainfall. ... Australian term for a large farm or Australian ranch, usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of sheep, for their wool and meat. ... Wool classing is a profession in which wool classers are trained to produce uniform, predictable, low risk lines of wool. ... The Peppin Merino is a breed of Merino Sheep raised for its wool, mostly in Australia. ... Wanganella is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, on the Cobb Highway north of Deniliquin and within the Conargo Shire Council local government area. ...

Rice

The Riverina produces the vast majority of rice grown in Australia, particularly in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), but also around the Finley, Coleambally and Deniliquin areas.^[54] The first commercial rice crops in the Riverina were grown in the Leeton and Yanco district in 1924, expanding to Wakool during World War II, the Denimein and Deniboota Irrigation Areas in the 1950s and Coleambally and Finley in the 1960s. In recent years, rice is also grown in the Hay, Carrathool and Hillston areas.^[55] Geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. ... The School of Arts building in Finley. ... Coleambally is a small town in the Riverina of New South Wales. ... Deniliquin, known locally as Deni, is a town and Local Government Area (see Deniliquin Council) in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria. ... Wakool is a town in the western Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Carrathool is a village in the western Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, located in the Carrathool Shire. ... Hillston (33°28′S 145°32′E) is a village in western New South Wales, Australia, built on the banks of the Lachlan River. ...

Today, more than one million tonnes of Australian rice is produced each year and exported to over 70 countries, generating $ AUD 500 million in export income and supporting 63 towns in the Riverina and northern Victoria.^[56] The headquarters of Ricegrowers Limited, who trade under the SunRice name,^[57] is located in Leeton, Australia's rice capital.^[58] Major rice mills are located in Leeton, Coleambally and the largest rice mill in the southern hemisphere in Deniliquin.^[59] ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ...

Wine

See also: New South Wales wine

A Riverina vineyard situated in Tumblong

The Riverina region is one of the most prosperous grape growing regions in Australia, (particularly in Griffith) along with the Barossa Valley in South Australia. The region grows 55% of varietal grapes in New South Wales and 15% of the total grape production within Australia and 80% of wine/grape production of New South Wales; the region is Australia's largest producer of wine. Over 50% of the Riverina's wine production is exported. As a producer of specialist wine grapes, its wine style of international importance is Botrytised Semillon and the outstanding speciality, made from these grapes is a Sauternes style dessert wine.^[51][60] Tumblong is a village community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 18 kilometres south east from Mundarlo and 25 kilometres north west from Adelong. ... Tanunda is surrounded by vineyards showing Autumn colour. ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... Noble rot (French: La Pourriture Noble) is the benevolent form of a grey fungus, Botrytis cinerea, affecting wine grapes. ... Sémillon is a golden-skinned grape used to make white wines, most notably in Bordeaux and Australia. ... Sauternes is a commune of the Gironde département in France. ...

Irrigation made the growing of grapes for wine possible. The first grapes were planted at Hanwood in the spring of 1913 by John James McWilliam and his eldest son Jack who had come to the district from their winery in Junee. Irrigation was by carting of water until the irrigation channels were opened a few months later. The first grapes were picked in 1916 and sent to Junee for processing. Penfolds established their winery in the region in 1919.^[25] Hanwood is a town in the central Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... See also: 1912 in Australia, other events of 1913, 1914 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. ... Penfolds is an Australian wine label. ...

Cities, towns and settlements

At the 2001 census, the population of the Murray-Murrumbidgee (Statistical Region Sector), consisting almost entirely of the Riverina, was 255,881, 2.9% of whom are indigenous and 7.4% born outside Australia. Other than the United Kingdom and Ireland, the largest ethnic groups in the Riverina were Italians and Germans.^[1] The Australian census is run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ... Italian Australians are one of the largest ethnic groups in Australia. ...

The Riverina includes three cities; Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith. Other large towns include Leeton, Deniliquin, Cootamundra, Narrandera, Junee, and Hay. Wagga Wagga (pronounced wogga wogga, informally called Wagga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. ... Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in... Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... Leeton is a town and Local Government Area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Deniliquin, known locally as Deni, is a town and Local Government Area (see Deniliquin Council) in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria. ... Location of Cootamundra in New South Wales (red) Cootamundra is a town and Local Government Area (see Cootamundra Shire) in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. ... For the LGA, see Junee Shire Council. ... Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ...

The town of Culcairn in the eastern Riverina. Many of the buildings in the central shopping area in Culcairn are heritage listed.^[61]

Wagga Wagga is the largest inland city in New South Wales^[62] and serves as an important employment, educational, cultural, social and entertainment centre for surrounding towns throughout the Riverina. Wagga Wagga's facilities are of metropolitan standards with shopping, cafes, recreational facilities and nightlife present within the city. Culcairn (postcode 2660) is a town in southern New South Wales, Australia. ...

Albury offers similar facilities to Wagga Wagga to the far south of New South Wales and northern Victoria. The three largest centres in population in the region after Wagga Wagga and Albury are Griffith, Leeton and Deniliquin and they provide advanced services to the outlying farming regions. Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... Leeton is a town and Local Government Area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Deniliquin, known locally as Deni, is a town and Local Government Area (see Deniliquin Council) in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria. ...

Parts of the Riverina experienced substantial population growth in the late 1990s and early 2000s; in the five year period between 1996 and 2001, Griffith's population increased by 10.8%.^[63] Until recently Wagga Wagga's population was declining slowly and aging with strong growth in age groups 40 and over.^[64] This has now changed and Wagga Wagga has become one of Australia's leading examples of the "sponge" city phenomenon, attracting residents from smaller towns in the Riverina such as Urana. In the year ended 2006-06-30, the population of Wagga Wagga grew by 1.3%, driven by its role as the regional centre for the Riverina and its hosting of a campus of Charles Sturt University and Australian Defence Force bases.^[65] Urana is a sleepy little town and a Local Government Area (Urana Shire) in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. ...

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Politics

The Riverina is represented at the federal level in two divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, the Division of Riverina,^[66] covering the Murrumbidgee valley; and the Division of Farrer,^[67] the area along the Murray River. In 2007, Riverina is held by the National Party and Farrer by the Liberal Party, who, in coalition, are the official opposition parties. At the state level, the electoral districts of Albury, Burrinjuck, Murrumbidgee, Murray-Darling and Wagga Wagga cover the Riverina region.^[68] Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... Location in New South Wales The Division of Riverina is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... The Division of Farrer is an Australian Electoral Division, centred on the regional city of Albury, New South Wales. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... This article is about the modern Australian political party. ... Albury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Burrinjuck is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Murrumbidgee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Murray-Darling is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ...

There are a range of Local Government authorities in the region, ranging from the cities of Wagga Wagga, Albury and Griffith to the very small (in population) shires of Urana, Conargo and Jerilderie. These Councils are arranged into three groupings known as Regional Organisation of Councils (ROC)s, Murray ROC^[69], Riverina ROC^[70] and Riverina Eastern ROC^[71] covering the entire region. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Wagga Wagga City Council was formed from the amalgamation of Wagga Wagga Municipality with Mitchell and Kyeamba Shires in 1981. ... Albury City is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the Northern side of the Murray River. ... The City of Griffith is a Local Government Area in south-western New South Wales, Australia. ... Location within New South Wales Urana Shire Council is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia in the Riverina region. ... Conargo Shire Council is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. ... Location of the shire in New South Wales Jerilderie Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia in the Riverina region. ...

Facilities and services

The entrance sign to the Wagga Wagga campus of Charles Sturt University. The sign recognises the Wiradjuri people as the traditional owners of the area.

Higher education in the Riverina is provided by Charles Sturt University (CSU), with campuses serving the Riverina in Albury and Wagga Wagga.^[72]. The university was established in 1989 with the amalgamation of the Albury and Wagga Wagga campuses of the Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education with the Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst.^[73] CSU provides specialist services to the Riverina in areas such as viticulture and winemaking.^[74] CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... The Wiradjuri (many other spellings; see below) are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... wine grapes Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. ...

Other educational facilities in the region include the Riverina Institute of TAFE providing technical and vocational training at a number of campuses throughout the region.^[75] Most larger centres have public high schools and most smaller centres are serviced by a public primary school.^[76] Riverina Institute is the group of TAFE campuses that operate in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... In Australia, Technical and Further Education or TAFE institutions are those which offer a wide range of post-secondary education and training, generally in vocational fields (such as hospitality, tourism, construction, woodwork, secretarial skills, community work, etc), often at a level of difficulty below that of a corresponding or related...

The health service in the Riverina is administered by Greater Southern Area Health Service, formed on 1 January 2005 with the amalgamation of the Greater Murray Area Health Service, servicing the Riverina and Southern Area Health Service, servicing areas east of the Great Dividing Range and south of Wollongong.^[77] Base Hospitals are located at Albury, Wagga Wagga and Griffith while Deniliquin, Hillston, Henty and Narrandera among others are home to regional hospitals.^[78] is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... Wollongong (pronounced ) is the 3rd largest city in the state of New South Wales, Australia, after Sydney and Newcastle. ... Henty is a small town on the Olympic Way almost midway between Albury and Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. ... Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. ...

The Army Recruit Training Centre in Wagga Wagga is the commencement training centre for almost all Army personnel in Australia.

Situated between the large cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, the Riverina is a transportation hub. Major transportation links in the region include the Hume Highway, Newell Highway and Sturt Highway; all part of the Australian National Highway . Other highways include the Riverina Highway, Cobb Highway, Olympic Highway, Kidman Way, Irrigation Way and Burley Griffin Way. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... The Hume Highway / Hume Freeway is one of Australias most important and notable interstate highways which runs for 880 km inland between Sydney and Melbourne. ... The Newell Highway is a major highway in New South Wales. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... Australias National Highway The National Highway is a system of roads connecting all the States and Territories of Australia, and is the major network of highways connecting Australias largest and most important cities. ... Riverina Highway (National Route 58) is a New South Wales highway. ... The Cobb Highway is a State highway in western New South Wales, Australia. ... Olympic Highway, National Route 41, links Albury to Cowra Olympic Highway is a New South Wales trunk road that links Cowra and Albury at a distance of 338 kilometres. ... The Kidman Way is an important western NSW highway and designated as State Highway 87. ... Irrigation Way is a major regional highway that runs approximately 90 kilometres through the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in south western New South Wales, Australia. ... Burley Griffin Way is designated at State Route 94. ...

CountryLink, a division of the New South Wales Rail Corporation, provide rail services to Griffith, Albury and Wagga Wagga with connecting buses reaching smaller communities.^[79] V/Line provide services linking Griffith, Deniliquin and the towns along the Murray with public transport access to Melbourne.^[80] CountryLink is the name given to the train and coach services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... V/Line is a regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. ...

The Riverina is host to two major Australian Defence Force training facilities. The Army Recruit Training Centre is located at Kapooka, 9.5 kilometres south west of Wagga Wagga^[81] and RAAF Base Wagga is the home of the RAAF Ground Training Wing base. These bases along with a Royal Australian Navy Defence Communications Station play an integral role in the local economy.^[51] The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. ... Army Recruit Training Centre entrance sign Army Recruit Training Centre is the official name denoted by the Australian Army Department of Defence since December 1, 1998 [1] for its Recruit Training Centre situated at Kapooka, an outer suburb of Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of New South Wales. ... Kapooka is a suburb in the south west of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. ... RAAF Base Wagga (formerly RAAF Base Forrest Hill) is located in the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forrest Hill. ...

Sports

The Riverina is well known for the quality and range of its sports activity and many famous sportsmen and women have hailed from the Riverina. These include:

• tennis champions Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong
• cricketers Mark Taylor, Geoff Lawson and Michael Slater
• Rugby League players Peter Sterling and Laurie Daley and the Mortimer brothers: Chris Mortimer, Peter Mortimer and Steve Mortimer
• Australian rules footballers Haydn Bunton Senior, Paul Kelly and Wayne Carey
• jockeys Arthur "Scobie" Breasley and Roy Higgins.

The "Wagga Effect" is a term that has been used frequently in the Australian media to describe the disproportionately large number of elite sportsmen and women that originate from the town.^[82] It is speculated that the phenomenon may arise in rural areas where the population is large enough to sustain the presence of a large number of sporting codes, but small enough to ensure that talented individuals are exposed to adult-level competition at an earlier age. Margaret Smith Court (pre-marital name: Margaret Jean Smith) (born July 16, 1942) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. ... Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley AO MBE (born July 31, 1951, in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia) is a former World No. ... This article is about the sport. ... Mark Anthony Taylor (born 27 October 1964 in Leeton, New South Wales; nicknamed Tubby or Tubs) was an Australian cricket player and Test opening batsman from 1988–1999, as well as captain from 1994–1999, succeeding Allan Border. ... Geoffrey Francis Lawson (born December 7, 1957 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian journalist and former professional cricketer. ... Michael Jonathon Slater (born February 21, 1970, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs from 1993 to 2001. ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... Peter Maxwell John Sterling (born June 16, 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland), nicknamed Sterlo, was one of the greatest Australian rugby league players and a major contributor to Parramattas dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership between 1981 and 1986. ... Laurie William Daley OA, (born 20 October 1969, Junee) was an Aboriginal [1] rugby league player in the Australian rugby league competition, primarily as a centre and then five-eighth. ... Chris Mortimer (born in Sydney, Australia) was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Penrith Panthers, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. ... In action for the Bulldogs Steve Mortimer, nicknamed Turvey after Turvey Park in Wagga Wagga where he hailed from was an Australian Rugby League halfback. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... Haydn Bunton Senior (1911-1955) was an Australian rules football player regarded by some observers as the games greatest ever player. ... Paul Kelly born in Wagga Wagga was in his younger day as a Rugby League footballer playing for wagga brothers who turned to Australian Rules footballer at age 15, who went on to play for the Sydney Swans between 1990 and 2002. ... Wayne Carey (born May 27, 1971), is regarded as one of the greatest Australian rules football players of all time. ... Scobie Breasley Arthur Edward Scobie Breasley (1914 - 21 December 2006) was an Australian horse jockey, the winner of the Caulfield Cup at Melbourne five times (1942-5 consecutively - on Tranquil Star, Skipton, Counsel and St Fairy - then on Peshawar in 1952), the Epsom Derby twice, and the Prix de l... Roy Higgins known as The Professor, was a great Australian jockey, who rode in the late 1960s and in the 1970s. ...

Evonne Goolagong Park in Barellan, the home town of the dual Wimbledon champion.

Unusually for New South Wales, Australian rules football is quite popular as the Riverina is south of the Barassi Line, and there are many clubs and leagues in the district, including the Riverina Football League, Farrer Football League, Hume Football League and Coreen & District Football League. In addition, many clubs along the border play in Victorian leagues such as the Ovens & Murray Football League, Murray Football League, Picola & District Football League and the Golden Rivers Football League.^[83] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Barellan is a small town in Narrandera Shire in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Championships, Wimbledon (commonly referred to as Wimbledon) is the oldest tennis championship in the world. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... The Barassi Line is an imaginary line that runs from Arnhem Land down through Birdsville, Canberra, and through southern New South Wales; the Riverina is south of the Barassi Line. ... The Riverina Football League is an Australian rules football competition containing eight clubs in the Riverina region of New South Wales. ... The Farrer Football League commenced in 1930 and in that format remained in existence until 1981 a total of 51 years. ... The Hume Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, with clubs coming from a number of farming communities. ... The Coreen & District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Coreen area of the Murray River in New South Wales. ... The Ovens and Murray Football League, often locally referred to as simply the O&M, is an Australian Rules Football league based around ten clubs in the north-eastern Victoria, Australia and southern New South Wales, Australia, and is affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. ... The Murray Football League is a semi-professional Australian rules football league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. ... The Picola & District Football League is an Australian Rules Football league in Victoria, Australia. ... The Golden Rivers Football League is an Australian Rules Football organization with a long history with some clubs dating back to the 1880s. ...

In the northern part of the Riverina, Rugby League and Rugby Union are both strong. Rugby League competitions in the district include Group 9, Group 17 and Group 20 Rugby League.^[84] Teams from Corowa and Finley play in the Goulburn Murray Rugby League.^[85] Rugby Union in the district is run by the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union, with clubs from Albury, Wagga Wagga, Temora and Hay competing in the Southern Inland Rugby Union.^[86] Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Group 9 is a rugby league competition in New South Wales, Australia based around the surrounding areas of Wagga Wagga. ... Group 17 is a rugby league competition in the lower Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. ... Group 20 is a Rugby League competition held in the Riverina region of New South Wales. ... Corowa (35°59′ S 146°23′ E) is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... The School of Arts building in Finley. ... The logo of the Victorian Rugby League. ... The ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Australian Capital Territory and southern regions of New South Wales. ... Spitfire at Temora Aviation Museum Temora is a town located in south western New South Wales in Australia. ...

Other popular sports in the Riverina include bowls, cricket, netball, tennis and horse racing. The Riverina is home to many racecourses and picnic race meetings are held regularly at places such as Corowa, Berrigan, Carrathool, Tumut and Lockhart.^[87] For other uses, see Bowl (disambiguation). ... This article is about the sport. ... A netball game in Australia Netball is a non-contact generally indoor sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Berrigan () is a town of 953 people (including the surrounding area) and Local Government Area located on the Murray River in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Carrathool is a village in the western Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, located in the Carrathool Shire. ... Tumut is a town and the centre of a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. ... Lockhart is a town of 950 people and Local Government Area in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Culture

Shearing the Rams (1890). Oil on canvas on composition board. The artist Tom Roberts spent some time at Brocklesby station prior to the composition of this painting.

The Riverina was the setting for some of Australia's great artistic and literary works of the 19th and early 20th century. Most of these works reflected the rural lifestyle and agricultural pursuits common in the Riverina at that time and projected an image of Australia and Australians that would later change rapidly. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2636x1768, 1262 KB) [edit] Summary Shearing the rams Artist: Tom Roberts (1856 - 1869) Date: 1888–1890 Media: Oil on canvas on composition board Size: 122. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2636x1768, 1262 KB) [edit] Summary Shearing the rams Artist: Tom Roberts (1856 - 1869) Date: 1888–1890 Media: Oil on canvas on composition board Size: 122. ... Thomas William Roberts (8 March 1856–14 September 1931), usually known simply as Tom, was a famous Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School. ... Brocklesby is a small village situated 45 kilometres north west of Albury and 76 kilometres west of Holbrook in Greater Hume Shire Council in the Riverina area of New South Wales. ...

The writer Joseph Furphy worked as a bullocky for 10 years in the area around Hay from 1872.^[88] Later, using the pen name Tom Collins, Furphy wrote Such is Life set in the Riverina during the drought and depression of the 1890s and drawing on his experiences as a bullocky. Although a slow seller, the novel was described as "fitted to become an Australian classic" by A.G. Stephens, the literary critic of The Bulletin.^[89] Joseph Furphy (who largely wrote under the pen name Tom Collins), September 26, 1843–September 13, 1912, is widely regarded as the Father of the Australian novel. He was extremely popular in Australia during the 19th century, and is best known for his book Such is Life. ... A bullocky is an Australian term for the driver of a bullock team. ... Hay is a town in the western Riverina region of south western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Fields outside Benambra, Victoria, Australia suffering from drought conditions A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. ... The Bulletin is an Australian weekly magazine, which has been published in Sydney since 1880. ...

Published in 1921, Around the Boree Log and Other Verses was written by Patrick Joseph Hartigan, under the pen name John O'Brien. A Roman Catholic priest, after early stints at Thurgoona and Berrigan, in 1917 Hartigan was appointed as the parish priest of Narrandera where he stayed until 1944. His poems recorded the everyday lives and mateship of the people of the Riverina. His friend and well known poet C. J. Dennis hailed them in the Bulletin as in 'the direct Lawson-Paterson line mainly—unaffected talk about Australians, much as they would naturally talk about themselves'. Around the Boree Log ran to five editions and 18,000 copies by 1926.^[90] Monsignor Patrick Joseph Hartigan (13 October 1878 - 27 December 1952) was an Australian Roman Catholic priest, educator, author and poet. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Thurgoona is an outer suburb of the regional city of Albury in southern New South Wales, Australia. ... Berrigan () is a town of 953 people (including the surrounding area) and Local Government Area located on the Murray River in the Riverina Region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Narrandera is a town and Local Government Area (see Narrandera Shire Council) in southern New South Wales, Australia. ... C. J. Dennis (7 September 1876 - 22 June 1938) was an Australian poet famous for his humorous poems, especially The Sentimental Bloke, published in the early 20th century. ... The Bulletin is an Australian weekly magazine, which has been published in Sydney since 1880. ... Henry Lawson, circa 1902 Henry Lawson[1] (17 June 1867 - 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and poet. ... Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941)[2] was a famous Australian bush poet, journalist and author. ...

The artist and key member of the Heidelberg School, Tom Roberts spent some time on a sheep station near Brocklesby prior to and during the painting of his most celebrated artwork, Shearing the Rams.^[91] The painting was criticised in its time for the depiction of strong manual labour rather than the common "high art" themes of the day. It is seen now as reflecting Australia's largest industry at the time and the work of ordinary Australians. The painting is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.^[92] The Heidelberg School was an Australian art movement of the late 19th century. ... Thomas William Roberts (8 March 1856–14 September 1931), usually known simply as Tom, was a famous Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School. ... Australian term for a large farm or Australian ranch, usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of sheep, for their wool and meat. ... Brocklesby is a small village situated 45 kilometres north west of Albury and 76 kilometres west of Holbrook in Greater Hume Shire Council in the Riverina area of New South Wales. ... National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. ...

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Scots of the Riverina

Scots of the Riverina, a poem written by one of Australia's most renowned writers, Henry Lawson, is set in Gundagai.^[93] The poem describes a father's anger at his son's desertion at harvest time and later his grief when the son dies in battle in World War I. Image File history File links Wikisource-logo. ... The original Wikisource logo. ... Scots of the Riverina is an Australian bush poem by Henry Lawson. ... Henry Lawson, circa 1902 Henry Lawson[1] (17 June 1867 - 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and poet. ... Gundagai is a town located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

Today, major cultural institutions in the Riverina include the Museum of the Riverina, the Riverina Theatre Company and the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, all located in the regional centre of Wagga Wagga with outreach to the smaller towns. Many regional towns including Hay, Deniliquin and Gundagai house museums of significant regional interest. The HotHouse Theatre group, based in Albury takes live theatre to small towns throughout the Riverina.^[94] The tiny town of Morundah holds an annual night at the opera, hosting performances by OzOpera and the Victorian Opera.^[95] Popular music groups from the Riverina include one of Australia's most distinctive and popular bands of the '90s and 2000s, Spiderbait who come from the southern Riverina town of Finley.^[96] Museum of the Riverina at the Civic Centre Museum of the Riverina has two buildings located in Wagga Wagga, One at the Historic Council Chambers at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre on the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets and the other is located at the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens... Morundah is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... In November 2005, it was announced that the State of Victoria would support the establishment of a Victorian Opera Company under the musical direction of Richard Gill. ... Spiderbait is an Australian rock band who have had two top ten albums and another three albums reach the Australian top 40. ... The School of Arts building in Finley. ...

See also

• List of regions in Australia
• Australian wine
• Anglican Diocese of Riverina

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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, or AWBC, is an Australian Government authority that promotes and regulates the Australian wine and brandy industry. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This list of Australian cities by population briefly explains the three different population figures given for Australian cities, and provides rankings for each. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Advertiser is the regional newspaper which services Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Australia and much of the surrounding region. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... -1... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... AEC logo The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... AEC logo The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New South Wales Electoral Commission is the agency of the Government of New South Wales in charge of organising and supervising state and local elections in New South Wales. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... CD Blake Auditorium, Bathurst campus, CSU Charles Sturt University (CSU) is an Australian multi-campus university in New South Wales. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New South Wales Country Rugby League (NSWCRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in all areas in New South Wales that are outside the Sydney metropolitan area. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Manning Clark in his study in about 1988 Charles Manning Hope Clark AC (3 March 1915 – 23 May 1991), Australian historian, was the author of the best-known general history of Australia, his six-volume History of Australia, published between 1962 and 1987. ... The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, Australia. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, Australia. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, Australia. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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