Barnawartha, Victoria

Barnawartha is a small town located on the Hume Highway in regional north-east Victoria, Australia, approximately 299 kilometres (186 mi) from Melbourne on the banks of Indigo Creek which runs into the Murray River to the north.

Barnawartha
Victoria
Post office
Barnawartha
Coordinates36°06′0″S 146°40′0″E
Population518 (2006 census)[1]
Established1860
Postcode(s)3688
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Indigo
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal Division(s)Indi

History

Gustav and William Baumgarten were large land owners in Barnawartha prior to the township being settled. After serving prison time for receiving stolen horses from the infamous Ned Kelly, William developed a large winery called Bogong, on the Murray River.[2] The township was surveyed in 1857 by Assistant Surveyor William Snell Chauncy.[3] It was settled in 1860, the Post Office opening on 1 August 1860.[4]

Historic resources

The town contains a few historic buildings, such as the general store and Cheesely's Bootmakers shop (now used to store hay) a recently burnt and rebuilt pub, and a post office.

Sports

Barnawartha has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. Golfers play at the Barnawartha Golf Club at the Havelock Street Recreation Reserve.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Barnawartha (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. "Victoria. Dept. of Crown Lands and Survey. Barnawartha North, County of Bogong 1881. MAP RM 2741/48". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  3. "Victoria. Public Lands Office. The township of Barnawartha, Murray District / lithographed at the Public Lands Office, Melbourne, November 28th 1857 by J. B. Philp. MAP RM 2740/2". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 30 January 2021
  5. Golf Select, Barnawartha, retrieved 11 May 2009


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