Colignan, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Colignan is a small rural town located on the banks of the Murray River
, in North Western Victoria
, Australia
. The town is on the border of the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park
. At the 2006 census
, Colignan and the surrounding area had a population of 204.
The closest town to Colignan is called Nangiloc
which is Colignan spelt in reverse.
and Iraak
were established as soldier settlement
farming areas after World War I
, road access to the area being from the west via Boonoonar on what is now the Calder Highway
.
A Post Office opened on August 22, 1922 marking the beginning of postal services to the area. It closed in 1988.
In common with many other soldier settlement areas the blocks provided were too small to be viable and most original settlers had left by the mid 1930s and were replaced by a later generation using irrigation.
Murray River
The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
, in North Western Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The town is on the border of the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park
Hattah-Kulkyne is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 417 km northwest of Melbourne. The nearest regional centre is Mildura. It is a popular destination for bushwalkers and school camping trips.-Description:...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Colignan and the surrounding area had a population of 204.
The closest town to Colignan is called Nangiloc
Nangiloc, Victoria
Nangiloc is a small rural community in North Western Victoria on the south bank of the Murray River, about 50 km south east of Mildura...
which is Colignan spelt in reverse.
History
Colignan and nearby localities NangilocNangiloc, Victoria
Nangiloc is a small rural community in North Western Victoria on the south bank of the Murray River, about 50 km south east of Mildura...
and Iraak
Iraak, Victoria
Iraak is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 35 km south-east from Mildura, Victoria.Iraak and nearby localities Nangiloc and Colignan were established as soldier settlement farming areas after World War I, road access to the area being from the west via Boonoonar on what is...
were established as soldier settlement
Soldier settlement (Australia)
Soldier settlement refers to the occupation and settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under schemes administered by the State Governments after World Wars I and II.- World War I :...
farming areas after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, road access to the area being from the west via Boonoonar on what is now the Calder Highway
Calder Highway
Calder Highway is a Highway linking Ravenswood South in Victoria, to Mildura. North of the Victoria/New South Wales border, the highway continues north to Broken Hill, Tibooburra and the New South Wales/Queensland border as the Silver City Highway, under the standard national route shield as far...
.
A Post Office opened on August 22, 1922 marking the beginning of postal services to the area. It closed in 1988.
In common with many other soldier settlement areas the blocks provided were too small to be viable and most original settlers had left by the mid 1930s and were replaced by a later generation using irrigation.