Jindera

Jindera /ˈdʒɪndərə/ is a town in the South West Slopes section of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated in the Greater Hume Shire local government area, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the regional centre of Albury. At the 2016 census, Jindera had a population of 2,222 residents.[1]

Jindera
New South Wales
Jindera - looking south in the main street
Jindera
Coordinates35°57′0″S 146°54′0″E
Population2,222 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2642
Elevation304 m (997 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Greater Hume Shire
CountyGoulburn
State electorate(s)Albury
Federal Division(s)Farrer

Jindera's chief attraction is Kaitie Outdoor Furniture, which is contained within an old store and home that belonged to the pioneering Wagner family. The "store" is stocked with authentic goods of the 19th century, while the living area at the rear is furnished in the original style of the era.

History

Hamilton Hume and William Hovell were two early explorers who passed through the area, travelling from Sydney to Geelong in 1824.[2] The township was originally known as "Dight's Forest", after John Dight who was a relative of Hamilton Hume. Although likely to be aboriginal, the origin of the place name "Jindera" is now obscure.[3]

During the nineteenth century Jindera saw a substantial population of German Australians who had migrated to the Riverina in the 1860s, principally from South Australia.[4][5]

Dight's Forest Post Office opened on 1 January 1870 and was renamed Jindera in 1885.[6]

Education

St John's Lutheran School is a coeducational independent school located in Jindera that caters for preschool through to Year 6.,[7] and is a part of Lutheran Education Australia, a network of schools and early childhood centres designed to promote and support Lutheran education across Australia.[8] St John’s was established in 1868 when the Lutheran pioneers trekked from South Australia to Jindera. The first school was a single log cabin classroom attached to Pastor J.F. Goessling’s house.[9][10] The school’s current location) was built in 1924.[11]

Jindera Public School moved to its current premises in 1992.[12]

In 2009, the St Mary MacKillop College, Albury opened in the grounds of St Mary's Church, Jindera.

  • Jindera Pioneer Museum
  • Lutheran chapel
  • Our Lady Help of Christians church

Notes and references
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jindera (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. Pioneer History of Albury Wodonga, Pioneer History of Albury Wodonga, retrieved 25 September 2009
  3. The Age.com.au (2 August 2004), Jindera, Melbourne, retrieved 25 September 2009
  4. Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2007) A Baunscheidt Homeopathic Medicine Kit in the Jindera Pioneer Museum. Studies in German Colonial Heritage (ISSN 1834-7797) nº 4, pp. 1-65
  5. Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2007) German-Language Books in Jindera. An illustrated Catalogue of Items held by the Jindera Pioneer Museum. Albury, NSW: "{retro | spect}". 25 cm, x, 147 pp. ISBN 978-1-921220-02-9
  6. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
  7. "St John's Lutheran School - Jindera". www.stjls.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. "LEA vision, purpose and core values". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. "NSW Migration Heritage Centre - 1890 Jindera German Wagon". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  10. "ONE HUNDRED YEARS: JINDERA NEW SOUTH WALES 1868-1968" (PDF). gang-gang.net.
  11. "Our School History | St John's Lutheran School". www.stjls.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  12. Jindera Public School, School Information, retrieved 19 September 2009

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