Wahgunyah, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Wahgunyah
state = vic

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caption = The main street of Wahgunyah, looking towards the Murray River crossing to Corowa.
lga = Shire of Indigo
postcode = 3687
est =
pop = 809 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26885 | name = Wahgunyah (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation= 143
maxtemp = 22.5
mintemp = 8.8
rainfall = 539.4
stategov = Murray Valley
fedgov = Indi
dist1 = 298
dir1 = north east
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 51
dir2 = west
location2= Wodonga
dist3 = 9
dir3 = north
location3= Rutherglen
dist4 = 2
dir4 = south
location4= Corowa, (NSW)

Wahgunyah is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. It is located on the southern bank of the Murray River, opposite Corowa, New South Wales. Wahgunyah is approximately 9 km north of Rutherglen and 50 km west of Albury and Wodonga. At the 2006 census, Wahgunyah had a population of 809. The name is believed to to be an aboriginal phrase meaning "Big Camp" or "Big Shelter".

History

The Wahgunyah cattle run was leased by John Foord and John Crisp in 1841. The township was established by Foord in 1856 and became important before the arrival of the railway in 1879 as the furthest upstream port on the Murray.Citation

last = Kelly Gang story| title = Wahgunyah | url =http://www.kellygang.asn.au/places/plU_Z/wahgunyaTx8.html | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ] The Post Office opened on July 1, 1858 Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ] and a school opened the same year.

All Saints Estate winery to the north of town was established in 1864.

The town today

The main factory of Nestlé’s breakfast cereal arm Uncle Tobys is on the outskirts of Wahgunyah.

The town has a football team in the Tallangatta & District Football League after having been in the Coreen & District Football League until 2007.

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