Nathalia, Victoria
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| Nathalia Victoria |
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| Population: | 1,414[1] |
| Established: | 1875 |
| Postcode: | 3638 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Moira |
| State District: | Murray Valley |
| Federal Division: | Murray |
Nathalia is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located within the Shire of Moira Local government area on the banks of Broken Creek and on the Murray Valley Highway. At the 2001 census, Nathalia had a population of 1,414.[1]
The origin of the name is unclear. In the mid 1870s news was reportedly received from a passer-by in the Nathalia district that a titled European lady had given birth to a daughter named Nathalia. The story was probably inaccurate. The Queen of Serbia, formerly Natalya Keshko (and alternatively spelt Natalie and Nathalia), was married in 1875 and gave birth to a son in 1876.[2].
Prior to European settlement, the area around Nathalia was occupied by the Yorta Yorta people. In 1838, Charles Sturt was the first European to explore the area, following the Murray River downstream.. The squatter, W.J Locke established Kotupna station on the future site of Nathalia in 1843. The station was broken up for closer settlement in 1869. A selector, Richard Blake took up the townsite in 1875 and established a sawmill and flour mill soon after. Hotels, a post office (September 7, 1878)[3], schools and churches followed and Nathalia was officially gazetted as a village in 1880. The railway arrived in 1888, allowing local production to increase and a butter factory was established in 1895.[4]
The main industries in Nathalia are dairy farming, cropping and grazing.
Nathalia has both a government high school [5] and primary school as well as a regional Catholic college and a Catholic primary school.
The town is also well known for quality sporting facilities for its size. Notable sporting clubs in Nathalia include Nathalia Football Club.
The annual agricultural show is held on the first Saturday in October. The Nathalia and Lower Moira Agricultural Pastoral and Horticultural Association held its first agricultural show in 1888, after a prolonged drought in the district. A New Year's Eve carnival is held every year.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Nathalia (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ LocalHero. Local history of Nathalia.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocd.w?>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008
- ^ Nathalia. Travel. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
- ^ Nathalia Secondary College Website
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