What indigenous land is Albury on?

What indigenous land is Albury on?

The original inhabitants and traditional owners of the Murray River area near Albury and Wodonga are the Wiradjuri, Waveroo and Dhudhuroa people. Albury was a resettlement area in the 1970’s and many Aboriginal people moved to the area at this time, particularly from western NSW.

What is the Aboriginal name for Wodonga?

bulrushes
Name origin The City of Wodonga is named from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘bulrushes’. It was originally known as Belvoir.

Who founded Albury?

* On 16 November, 1824 explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell reached the future site of Albury. They carved some observations into the trunks of two trees.

Where is Wiradjuri country?

NSW
The Wiradjuri Nation is geographically the largest Indigenous Nation within NSW and it’s probably the largest in terms of population. The boundary of the Wiradjuri Nation extends from Coonabarabran in the north, straddling the Great Dividing Range down to the Murray River and out to western NSW.

Is Albury Wodonga one city?

Albury-Wodonga, twin cities on opposite sides of the Murray River and the New South Wales–Victoria border, Australia.

How did Albury get its name?

Albury has an urban population of 49,172 and is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga, by the Murray River. Said to be named after a village in England, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed a city in 1946.

Is Albury NSW or Vic?

Albury and Wodonga are located on opposite sides of the Murray River, with Albury located in New South Wales and Wodonga located on the Victorian side of the border. The cities are approximately 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne and 570 kilometres south-west of Sydney.

Why is it called Albury Wodonga?

Said to be named after a village in England, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed a city in 1946.

Is Albury bigger than Wodonga?

Cr Mack said as Albury, which has a population of about 52,400 in comparison to Wodonga’s population of about 40,000, was the larger city, it had traditionally had more retail and infrastructure development. “Albury has always been the bigger regional city … but Wodonga is growing,” he said.