Wangaratta
Location of Wangaratta in Victoria (red)
Population:	19,000 (2004)
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Location:	230 km from Melbourne
LGA:	Rural City of Wangaratta
County:	Moira, Delatite, Bogong
State District:	Murray Valley
Federal Division:	Indi

Wangaratta is a cathedral city of about 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. It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the Victorian Alps. It is within the municipality of Rural City of Wangaratta. km redirects here. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... 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. ... The Rural City of Wangaratta is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Most of the Western and Central parts of Australia were never divided into counties;  No counties  Has been subdivided into counties Cadastral divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land... Location within Victoria The County of Moira is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. ... Location within Victoria The County of Delatite is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. ... Location of the county of Bogong The County of Bogong is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Murray Valley is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Indi is an electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives. ... Cathedral city may refer to: Cathedral City, California A type of city in the United Kingdom A brand of Cheddar cheese manufactured by Dairy Crest Category: ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Hume is National 31 from Sydney to Albury . ... Benalla (36°33′S 145°58′E) is an agricultural town of about 12,000 people on the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about 40 kilometres south of Wangaratta. ... 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... The Ovens River at Bright Wandiligong hedge maze Tobacco crops in the Ovens Valley Hamilton Hume and William Hovell explored the area in 1824, naming the Ovens River. ... King River is a river in Victoria, a state of Australia. ... The Australian Alps viewed from Mount Buffalo The Australian Alps is a general term for the highest mountain ranges in south_eastern Australia. ... The Rural City of Wangaratta is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

History

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

The nearby small town of Glenrowan located some 10km away is known as the site of the final shootout that led to the capture of Australia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly. Glenrowan is a small town located in the Benalla Local Government Area of Victoria, Australia. ... Bushrangers were outlaws who used the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities between committing their robberies, roughly analogous to the British-American highwayman. Their targets often included small-town banks or coach services. ... Ned Kelly the day before his execution Edward Ned Kelly (c. ...

Geography and Landmarks

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

Wangaratta is the closest city or town of any size to Falls Creek and Mount Hotham, Victoria's best snowfields. Falls Creek is also the name of a Baptist Summer Camp in Oklahoma Falls Creek is also the name of a town in central Pennsylvania, former home of Jackson China. ... Mt Hotham in the summer Mt. ...

Notable buildings include the Anglican Cathedral and its Cathedral Close, St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the eccentric art déco courthouse. Asheville City Hall. ...

Industry

There is a considerable wine and gourmet food industry in the nearby Milawa region. Milawa is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Snow Road, 16 kilometres south-east of Wangaratta, in the Rural City of Wangaratta. ...

Culture and Sport

The main annual event is the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, which has been attended by thousands each year since 1990.

There are three Australian rules football clubs in Wangaratta, the Wangaratta Football Club, the Wangaratta Rovers Football Club (both competing in the Ovens and Murray Football League), and the North Wangaratta Football Club, which competes in the Ovens and King Football League. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... The Wangaratta Magpies Football Club, officially known as the Wangaratta Magpies Football & Netball Club are an Australian rules football club which play in the Ovens and Murray Football League based in Wangaratta, Victoria at the Wanagaratta Show Grounds complex The Wangaratta Football Club team colours colours consist of black and... The Wangaratta Rovers, officially known as the Wangaratta Rovers Football & Netball Club are an Australian rules football club based in Wangaratta, Victoria. ... 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 Ovens and King Football and Netball League Is an Australian Rules Football and Netball league based in the areas of the Ovens and King Rivers. ...

The city hosted several games for the 2005 Australian Football International Cup event, with several countries competing in the sport of Australian rules football, and set the attendance records for the tournament to date. 2005 International Cup logo The 2005 Australian Football International Cup was an international Australian rules football tournament held in both Melbourne and Wangaratta, Australia in 2005. ...

Education

Wangaratta has four secondary schools: Galen Catholic College (private), Cathedral College (private), Wangaratta High School, Ovens Secondary College (to be amalgamated with Wangaratta High School in 2007). There is also the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE.

Nomenclature

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

Locals often abbreviate the name of Wangaratta, to produce the unfortunate, yet amusing placename of 'Wang'.

Transport

The station is on the main railway line between Sydney and Melbourne and is served by V/Line services between Melbourne and Albury as well as a twice daily Countrylink XPT service in both directions between Melbourne and Sydney. Two railway gauges run in parallel to Melbourne and Albury; the Victorian broad gauge of 5' 3" and the standard gauge of 4' 81/2". The city is also serviced by a small regional airport. A city bus service runs every half an hour during the day on weekdays and on Saturday mornings on a route covering Wangaratta's West End, the business district and Yarrunga. Wangaratta is a railway station on the Albury railway line in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people[1]. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... V/Line is the name of the regional train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Albury is the name of several places: Australia: Albury, New South Wales United Kingdom: Albury, Hertfordshire, England Albury, Surrey, England Canada: Albury, Ontario, Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 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. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people[1]. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales. ...

There was a branch line commenced in 1873, running east to Beechworth, reaching the town in September 1976, but this was closed in January 1977. (Larsen, MayDay Hills Railway). Another branch line ran to Bright until its closure. This has since been converted into a cycling track. Another short branch line ran west to a wheat silo located on the north side of the Ovens River at Boorhaman.

A narrow gauge railway (762mm) from Wangaratta to Whitfield was constructed during the late 1890s and opened in 1899. The line operated until 1953 and was famous for its special engines imported from Baldwin Locomotive Work in the USA. Some of these ancient 2-6-2T locomotives now operate on the Puffing Billy Railway outside Melbourne.(Oberg, pp.90-91) A Pairie type built for the Burlington by Baldwin. ... Puffing Billy is a narrow gauge (26) steam railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. ...

Radio stations

• ABC Classic FM 96.1
• 3WPR Community FM 101.3
• The Edge 102.1 FM (commercial)
• Triple J 103.3/94.5 FM
• ABC Goulburn Murray 106.5 FM/97.7 FM
• Radio National 990 AM/756 AM
• 3NE 1566 AM (commercial)

See also: List of Australian radio stations

ABC Classic FM is Australian classical radio station available in major centres around the country. ... Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama and comedy. ... List of Australian radio stations. ...

Famous residents and former residents

• Sir John Bowser, premier of Victoria 1917-1918.
• Nick Cave, popular musician.
• Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop 1907 - 1993

Sir John Bowser John Bowser (26 August 1856 - 10 June 1936), Australian politician, was the 26th Premier of Victoria. ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2005. ...

Bibliography

• Why Wangaratta, and Moments in Jazz (books on the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues).
• O'Callaghan, Bill and Bill Findlay (1984). "Wangaratta, 1959–1984: A Silver City", City of Wangaratta.
• (1927) "Wangaratta: Capital of North Eastern Victoria", Committee of the Back to Wangaratta Celebrations.
• Whittaker, D. M. (1963). "Wangaratta: Being the History of the Township that sprang up at Ovens Crossing and grew into a modern City", Wangaratta City Council.
• Antony O'Brien, Shenanigans on the Ovens Goldfields: the 1859 Election, Artillery Publishing, 2005.
• Wal Larsen, The Mayday Hills Railway, Wal Larsen, Bright, 1976.
• Oberg, Leon. Railways of Australia, Reed, Sydney, 1975.

Maps

• Dept of Minerals and Energy, Wangaratta, 8125, 1:100,000 (1971)(shows the district as it was in the 1960s with railways and before major sub-division redevelopments)

External links

• Australian Places: Wangaratta
• Photographs of Wangaratta