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Barnawartha, Victoria

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History
Historic resources
Sports
References

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| name = Barnawartha
| state = vic
| image = BarnawarthaPostOffice.JPG
| caption = Post office
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|06|0|S|146|40|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| lga = Shire of Indigo
| postcode = 3688
| est = 1860
| pop = 518
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes =^[1]
| elevation=
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = Benambra
| fedgov = Indi
| dist1 = 299
| dir1 = NE
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2 = 23
| dir2 = W
| location2= Wodonga
| dist3 = 10
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Barnawartha is a small town located on the Hume Highway in regional north-east Victoria, Australia, approximately {{convert|299|km|mi|0}} from Melbourne on the banks of Indigo Creek which runs into the Murray River to the north.

History

Gustav and William Baumgarten were large land owners in Barnawartha prior to the township being settled. After serving prison time for receiving stolen horses from the infamous Ned Kelly, William developed a large winery called Bogong, on the Murray River.^[2]

The township was surveyed and settled in 1860, the Post Office opening on 1 August 1860.^[3]

Historic resources

The town contains a few historic buildings, such as the general store and Cheesely's Bootmakers shop (now used to store hay) a recently burnt and rebuilt pub, and a post office.

Sports

Barnawartha has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League. Golfers play at the Barnawartha Golf Club at the Havelock Street Recreation Reserve.^[4]

References

1. ^{{Census 2006 AUS | id = UCL203440| name = Barnawartha (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)| accessdate = 31 January 2011 | quick = on}}
2. ^{{cite web | publisher = National Library of Australia | title = Victoria. Dept. of Crown Lands and Survey. Barnawartha North, County of Bogong 1881. MAP RM 2741/48 | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm2741-48 | accessdate = 2008-01-30}}
3. ^{{Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 }}
4. ^{{Citation | author= Golf Select | title =Barnawartha | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=921 | accessdate = 2009-05-11 }}

2 : Towns in Victoria (Australia)|Hume Highway

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