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Thurgoona
Thurgoona is an outer suburb of the regional city of Albury, New South Wales, Albury in southern New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is located in the City of Albury Local government in Australia, local government area. History Thurgoona Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, closing in 1961. The first land release in Thurgoona was St Johns Hill in 1978, followed by St Jones Green in 1980, Corrys Wood in 1981, St Hilaire in 1985 and Thurgoona Park in 1986. The 1980s were a time of massive growth and development in Thurgoona. Thurgoona Drive and Elizabeth Mitchell Drive were completed by 1982, connecting Thurgoona to Albury via the Hume and Riverina Highways. Soon after the Thurgoona Golf Club opened its first 9 holes in 1983, followed by a further 9 holes in 1985. In 1986 the Albury-Wodonga Corporation moved its headquarters to Thurgoona. By 1989, a hotel had opened at the golf course, a new shopping centre was under construction, Thurgoona Public School opened and the Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallangatta & District Football League
The Tallangatta and District Football League (TDFL) is an Australian rules football competition in north-eastern Victoria (state), Victoria and the southern border area of the Riverina region of New South Wales. The clubs compete across four competitions, two of which are age restricted (under-17s and under-14s). Since 1980, the Tallangatta & District Netball Association (TDNA) has run in conjunction with TDFL. The clubs compete across six competitions, three of which are age restricted (18 & Under, 15 & Under, and 13 & Under). Today all of the 12 clubs across both the TDFL & TDNA are joint football–netball clubs, with the overall best club across all football and netball competitions for the season awarded the Club Championship. History Origins The very first Tallangatta Football Association was formed in 1907, with Granya taking out the premiership then in 1908, Sandy Creek defeated Granya in the grand final by two points. There was a Tallangatta & District Football As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurgoona Plaza
Thurgoona is an outer suburb of the regional city of Albury in southern New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is located in the City of Albury local government area. History Thurgoona Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, closing in 1961. The first land release in Thurgoona was St Johns Hill in 1978, followed by St Jones Green in 1980, Corrys Wood in 1981, St Hilaire in 1985 and Thurgoona Park in 1986. The 1980s were a time of massive growth and development in Thurgoona. Thurgoona Drive and Elizabeth Mitchell Drive were completed by 1982, connecting Thurgoona to Albury via the Hume and Riverina Highways. Soon after the Thurgoona Golf Club opened its first 9 holes in 1983, followed by a further 9 holes in 1985. In 1986 the Albury-Wodonga Corporation moved its headquarters to Thurgoona. By 1989, a hotel had opened at the golf course, a new shopping centre was under construction, Thurgoona Public School opened and the Thurgoona Industrial Park opened near the Albury Airport. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albury, New South Wales
Albury (; ) is a major regional city that is located in the Murray River, Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury–Wodonga, Albury-Wodonga and is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the Local government in Australia, seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the City of Albury. It is on the Victoria–New South Wales border. Albury has an urban population of 53,677 and is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga, by the Murray River. Together, Albury–Wodonga, the two cities form an urban area with a population of 97,793 in 2021. Combined population of urban areas. It is from the state capital Sydney and from the Victoria (Australia), Victorian capital Melbourne. Said to be named after a Albury, Surrey, village in England, United Kingdom, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springdale Heights, New South Wales
Springdale Heights is a suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located north of the Albury Central Business District and north of Lavington At the , Springdale Heights had a population of 1761, although the area covered in the Census includes parts of Table Top. Springdale Heights is at the northern edge of urban Albury, on the slopes of the Black Range. It is surrounded by Table Top/Ettamogah to the north, and Lavington & Thurgoona to the south. Springdale Heights includes a school. Geography Springdale Heights is a developing residential suburb located on the slopes of the Black Range north of Albury. It is bound by Kaitlers Road to the south, the freeway/railway to the east, and Table Top/Ettamogah to the north and west. Residents At the 2006 census, the population of Springdale Heights was 1761, but the census area also covered parts of Table Top. The most common religion was Catholic, followed by Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Top/Ettamogah, New South Wales
Table Top is an outer suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located north of Albury and west of Bowna. At the , Table Top had a population of 1,516. The area used to be part of the Greater Hume Shire but was recently integrated into the City of Albury. Table Top is located in the flat area north of Albury, bounded by the Greater Hume Shire, including Jindera, to the north, and the suburbs of Hamilton Valley, Springdale Heights, Thurgoona and Wirlinga to the south. History Yambla Post Office opened on 1 April 1886, was renamed Table Top in 1895 and closed in 1968. Today Table Top is a rural and agricultural area, with a large part of the population living in an area around the Norske Skog Paper Mill. Features of the area include the original Ettamogah Pub (based on a cartoon pub by Ken Maynard that was featured in the now defunct Australasian Post magazine), the Ettamogah Wildlife Sanctuary (later called Oze Wildlife; now closed), several wineries and Table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavington, New South Wales
Lavington is the largest suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Lavington had a population of 13,073. Lavington is a mostly flat area near Nail Can Hill to the west, and is bordered by Thurgoona to the east, Hamilton Valley to the west, Springdale Heights to the north, and North Albury to the south. Lavington is mostly residential, but has significant rural areas in the north-west and a commercial area. Features include Lavington Square Shopping Centre, Lavington Swim Centre, Jelbart Park and 5 schools (Lavington East Public, Lavington Public, Hume Public, Holy Spirit School (Catholic) and Murray High School). Lavington is the second major centre of the City of Albury, with its own commercial CBD. History Before European settlement, Aboriginals who lived in the area were of the Wiradjuri tribe. On the 15 June 1909 Lavington was officially named, having previously been known as Black Range. Once a prune-growing, orchard and gold mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Albury, New South Wales
East Albury is a suburb of the city of Albury, New South Wales, located east of the Albury Central Business District. At the 2006 census, East Albury had a population of 5686. East Albury lies on the eastern side of the railway/freeway line that runs through Albury. It covers Eastern Hill and the flat land around it on the Murray River floodplain, and is bordered by Albury to the west, Lavington and Thurgoona to the north, Wirlinga to the east, and Victoria to the south. East Albury is a residential & industrial area, and due to the freeway it is set to boom in the next few years. Already major commercial development has begun at the eastern fringe of the built-up part of the suburb. Features of the area include the Albury Base Hospital, Albury Airport, Albury Sports Stadium, Alexandra Park, Mungabareena Reserve and Eastern Hill. History Development of the area dates from the 1830s, with growth in the 1850s and 1870s due to improvements in access and transport. Most gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hume Freeway
The Hume Highway, including the sections now known as the Hume Freeway and the Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city National Highway (Australia), national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route from Sydney's outskirts to Melbourne's outskirts to dual carriageway was completed on 7 August 2013. From north to south, the road is called the Hume Highway in metropolitan Sydney, the Hume Motorway between the Sir Roden Cutler VC Memorial Interchange, Cutler Interchange and Berrima, New South Wales, Berrima, the Hume Highway elsewhere in New South Wales and the Hume Freeway in Victoria, Australia, Victoria. It is part of the National Highway (Australia), Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury–Wodonga and Canberra. It is therefore considered to be Australia's longest highway in terms of its dual-carriagewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Albury
The City of Albury (stylised as AlburyCity) is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The area covers to the north of the Murray River. The area extends around east and west along the river from the centre of Albury and up to north. The population of the City of Albury area was 53,767 in June 2018. Albury is located to the south–west of Sydney and to the north–east of Melbourne. The national Hume Highway passes through the area. Other major road transport links include the Riverina Highway that commences east of Albury and runs west to Deniliquin; and north of Albury, the Olympic Highway connects Albury with Cowra. The city forms a major crossing point of the Murray River and also the railway junction of the Main Southern line with the North East line. Albury was declared a municipality in 1859 and proclaimed a city in 1946. The mayor of Albury is Kevin Mack, an independent councillor. Suburbs within the local government area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the Football (ball)#Australian rules football, oval ball between the central goal posts (worth six points), or between a central and outer post (worth one point, otherwise known as a "behind"). During general play, players may position themselves anywhere on the field and use any part of their bodies to move the ball. The primary methods are kick (football), kicking, handball (Australian rules football), handballing and running with the ball. There are rules on how the ball can be handled; for example, players running with the ball must intermittently running bounce, bounce or touch it on the ground. Throwing the ball is not allowed, and players must not get caught holding the ball. A distinctiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloane's Froglet
Sloane's froglet (''Crinia sloanei'') is a species of frog in the family Myobatrachidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and intermittent freshwater marshes in and around the floodplains of the Murray-Darling Basin Description The Sloane's froglet is dull grey in colour, with darker flecks or lines on its skinfolds and warts. Adults are about 25mm in length. Their call has described as both a single, low 'squelch',Cogger, H. (2000) ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia'', Reed New Holland, Sydney, New South Wales, and as a short, high pitched 'chirp'. Habitat and range Sloane's froglet can be found in and around temporarily indundated grasslands. Its distribution is still not properly understood, however significant populations have been recorded in the Albury and Corowa regions of NSW, as well as in the Wahgunyah/Rutherglen region of Victoria. A small population has also been recorded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
