Wahgunyah is a small town in northeastern 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

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. It is located on the southern bank of the Murray River

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...

, opposite Corowa, New South Wales

Corowa, New South Wales

Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. Corowa is the administrative centre of Corowa Shire...

. Wahgunyah is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Rutherglen

Rutherglen, Victoria

Rutherglen is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales. The town was named after the Scottish town of Rutherglen which lies just outside Glasgow...

 and 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) west of Albury

Albury, New South Wales

Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...

 and Wodonga

Wodonga, Victoria

Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. Adjacent to Wodonga across the border is the New South Wales city of Albury. Wodonga is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA...

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Wahgunyah had a population of 809. The name is believed to be an aboriginal

Indigenous Australians

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 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. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1858 and a school opened the same year.

All Saints Estate winery

Winery

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 to the north of town was established in 1864 by George Sutherland Smith and John Banks from Scotland and was modelled on one of the Queen's castles, The Castle of Mey.

The town today

The main factory of Nestlé

Nestlé

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’s breakfast cereal arm Uncle Tobys

Uncle Tobys

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 is on the outskirts of Wahgunyah.

The town has an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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 team in the Tallangatta & District Football League

Tallangatta & District Football League

The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern/border region of the New South Wales Riverina...

 after having been in the Coreen & District Football League

Coreen & District Football League

The Coreen & District Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the Coreen district of the Riverina in New South Wales. The league was disbanded at the end of the 2007 season after 98 years of competition...

until 2007.