Numurkah is located on the Goulburn Valley Highway, 227 km north of Melbourne. * Land sales took place in 1878. Goulburn Visitors Information Centre, 201 Sloane Street, tel: (02) 4823 4492 or 1800 353 646. Numurkah is a small rural service centre located on Broken Creek in a rich rural irrigation district where dairying, fruit production, mixed farming and grazing utilise the rich soils of the area. * In 1946 larger holdings were broken up for dairying (49 ha) and orchards (16 ha). That same year the Chaffey Brothers were asked to look into the area's prospects for irrigation development but they considered it unsuitable. History trails and heritage. Alpine High Coutry Map There’s an extensive network of bushwalking tracks in the area where you’ll find wildflowers, wattle, remains of the mine, and more than 300 graves in the cemetery. The Dandenongs & Yarra Valley There’s an extensive network of bushwalking tracks in the area where you’ll find wildflowers, wattle, remains of the mine, and more than 300 graves in the cemetery. 27.3 km / 17 miles. Riversdale Melbourne & Area Bullockies) Inn. The Self-Guided Heritage Walking Tour Visiting hours are from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm (other times by arrangement). Walking along the Howqua River you’ll see remains of the former mining operations including the large chimney stack. There’s one road in, and one road out, and the town famously was only connected to the electricity grid in 1998. The dominant central clock tower is joined on each side by two-storey colonnaded offices to three-storey wings. South West Discovery There are a range of brochures - including a bird list for enthusiastic twitchers (it records 155 birds surveyed at the Wetlands between May 2004 and July 2012) - all available for download at http://www.moira.vic.gov.au/Environment/Land_Water_Biodiversity/Kinnairds_Wetlands. The three-storey flour mill was built in 1836, the castellated brewing tower and malt houses in 1840, and the stables and a brewer's cottage were added later. Then take the Midland Hwy to Shepparton and the Newell Hwy south through Nagambie to Seymour. At the time it was named Belmore Square. It was the brainchild of Louis and Attila Mokany who had also been responsible for the Big Oyster at Taree and the Big Prawn at Ballina. The Twynam family remained in the property until 1967 when it was sold to the National Trust who now open it Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10.00 am - 2.00 pm, Sunday from 10.00 am - 3.00 pm, tel: (02) 4821 4741. There are boardwalks and trails which pass bird hides and offer wetlands, woodlands and wildlife experiences. It offers a range of strawberry products including jams, strawberry pancakes, strawberry ice cream and a year round supply of fresh strawberries. The Wimmera The city services the… Read More »Shepparton, Echuca is a rural township of some 14,000 people located close to the junction of the Murray, Campaspe and Goulburn… Read More »Echuca, Mansfield is a town at the foot of the Australian Alps and the Mount Buller and Mount Stirling snow fields and close to the… Read More »Mansfield, Surrounded by rich agricultural lands beside the Goulburn River, Alexandra was a former gold rush town that now services the… Read More »Alexandra, Benalla is a modern city of just under 10,000 people which services the local agricultural industries. You can download a self-guided walk of approximately 2.2 km along Sloane  Street which includes a total of ten buildings including the former hotel, built in 1858, which is now home to R.J. Sidney Craig undertakers who started arranging funerals in Goulburn in 1837, making them the longest-established undertakers in New South Wales; the police station at 274 Sloane Street which was built as a convict hospital but operated as a general hospital from 1843-1889; the Classical Revival railway station (1869) and the stationmaster's residence (1869) with its steep gables and charming fretwork porch; the Coolavin Hotel at 167 Sloane Street which started out as a bank in the late 1850s and retains a veranda which is supported on cast-iron columns with unusual sea horse-patterned ironwork; and the Visitors' Centre at 201 Sloane Street. Shepparton or Heathcote map from accommodation houses and information centres in Return To Victoria Home * In 1871 it became part of Echuca Shire. The keystone over the central arch depicts Queen Victoria. Goulburn Historic Waterworks Museum It is located at 209 Braidwood Road at the southern end of town. this area. Places where dreams were made, and broken in the same breath. The memorial was built in 1925 with funds raised by public subscription. Goulburn Valley. From the sky the full extent of the floods becomes clear. The machinery on display includes an Appleby Beam Engine which worked the pumps for the town's water supply from 1883 to 1918 and a corliss valve horizontal engine built in 1866. * A town plan was drawn up in 1828 and a few allotments were taken up by discharged soldiers. * The railway arrived in 1869 and the town remained the southern railhead until 1875. The Mount Alexander Diggings Trail runs through the parks and countryside which connecting the two areas that were at the time one of the world’s richest goldfields. You can take a guided tour of the old Walhalla Gold Mine too if you don’t mind the dark. Phillip Island Bannister. The Big Merino now surrounded by fast food outlets. * A major wool sales centre was established in the city in 1930. Macedon Ranges EXPLORING THE GOULBURN VALLEY. Have your say below. * A lock-up was built in 1830 and a gallows/flogging post was constructed in 1832. Grafton Street Self-Guided Walk Check http://users.tpg.com.au/adslcy22/Brewery/Welcome.html for details. The most fun town name to say on this list, Whroo was a town that was created to house the miners of the nearby Balaclava open-cut quartz reef gold mine. The Goulburn River flows through most of this area and there are numerous wineries, fruit orchards and However Governor Bourke considered the site (now Goulburn North) flood-prone and in 1832 a second townsite was surveyed on higher ground. Cactus Country Town Hall But Goulburn, one the earliest inland settlements in New South Wales and the dominant town in the Southern Tablelands, was much more than just a tourist stopover. The town's brick Court House (1888-89) is located at 43 Melville Street. Check http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/org/1190/about/ for more details. The second stage was completed between 1887-1890. By using our website, you accept our use of cookies. If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that ghosts are creepy as hell. These include: Post Office Get our top stories direct to your inbox. 2,440 people like this. This… Read More »Glenrowan, A township born of the gold rush and yet in the centre of Australia’s oldest wine-growing district for which Rutherglen… Read More »Rutherglen, A town of some 7,000 people, Yarrawonga sits on the shore of Lake Mulwala on the Murray River and is… Read More »Yarrawonga, A small town of some 300 people on the banks of the formerly gold-rich Reedy Creek. An outstanding landmark in Goulburn.". This 1.6 km walk, which includes 27 places of interest, starts at the town's fourth Court House in Montague Street which was designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet, opened in 1887, and is a Classical Revival polychrome brick structure with a copper dome, colonnaded facade and richly decorated interior. The brick structure comprises a large court room surrounded on three sides by offices. Named after the legend of El Dorado, Eldorado has a population of under 300 people and also is home to the remains of a gold dredge that can be explored. It open seven days a week from 9.00 am - 5.00 pm. For accommodation in this area use the area search button at right. The memorial honours the local service personnel who fought and died in World War I. Floodlit at night, it is open from dawn to dusk daily. Would be good to include information about prominent artists in Goulburn. Please complete the security check to access Distantias.com. * A local primary school was opened in 1879. Belmore Park The facade is composed of an elaborate gable projection flanked by timber and cast iron verandahs. How far: 3 hours drive from Melbourne. For more information see our privacy and information policy. Several detours along the way are worthwhile including a trip north from Shepparton to Numurkah, a short detour It was designed by the famous convict-architect Francis Greenway for Jonas, Thomas and William Bradley. It features the original cedar panelling and stringybark floors and a veranda with fluted sandstone columns capped by a Classical stone entablature. Most of the guides are former railway employees with a commitment and interest in rail history. The building is now home to the St Clair Cottage Folk Museum and Archives which runs social history exhibitions, tel: (02) 4823 4448. Nearly two thirds was producing wheat. There are more than 3,000 historic places and objects across Victoria that Parks Victoria maintains, many of them just a short drive from Melbourne. * The novelist Miles Franklin lived on a property south of the Federal Highway near Thornford from 1889 to 1903. That year saw the Post Office open. * A secondary school was opened in the town in 1951. Walhalla is truly a place that is frozen in time. A rich countryside defined by its great irrigating rivers, with spectacular mountain scenery and historic, welcoming country villages and towns. Not Now. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. The local Historical Society Museum is located in the Old Bank Building at the corner of Melville Street and Knox Street and it is open on Wednesdays and Sundays from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm or by appointment, tel: (03) 5862 1768.