Wahgunyah

Overview

Wahgunyah is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. It is located on the southern bank of the Murray River, across from Corowa, New South Wales. Wahgunyah is approximately 9 kilometres north of Rutherglen and 60 kilometres west of Albury and Wodonga. The main factory of Goodman Fielder's breakfast cereal arm Uncle Tobys is on the outskirts of Wahgunyah.

History

The land around Wahgunyah was once occupied by the Whroo people, a subgroup of the Bangerang tribe. Charles Sturt explored the Murray River area in 1829-30 and, in 1838, led a droving party with 300 head of cattle through the district, en route to South Australia. It was also in 1838 that the party of John Foord set off from Yass with 1000 head of cattle, in search of fresh grazing land.

Consequently, Foord and three business partners took up the 30 000-acre run known as 'Wahgunyah' (said to mean 'big camp') on the southern side of the river.

Gold was discovered on Foord's property, to the south of Wahgunyah, in 1858, leading to a major but short-lived goldrush.

Places of interest

Accommodation

To book accommodation please contact the friendly staff at the Rutherglen Visitor Information Centre on:

Telphone toll free: 1800 622 871
Telephone international: +61 (2) 6032 9166
Email: info@rutherglen.vic.com
Web: http://www.rutherglenvic.com
Adddress: 13-27 Drummond Street, Rutherglen VIC 3685.

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