Manangatang, Victoria
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Manangatang is a remote town in north-west Victoria
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Manangatang had a population of 448. It is sometimes noted for its unusual name, from an Aboriginal
term - "manang" meaning land and "kaaiti" meaning water.
A Mr A T Creswick, who held the BUMBANG Station, had a hut on or near the present township.
Surveyed blocks, each of about one square mile in area, were available in 1911.
Manangatang was proclaimed a town in 1915.
In January 1919, the local police station was set up with mounted Constable E E Dunkley in charge.
1930 saw settlement by some Punjabi
emigrants.
Mrs Della Dillon opened a store in the town in 1912.
The first sale of township subdivision was in 1913 at prices ranging from 15 to 30 pound
s.
The post office opened on 6 January 1913 when the township was settled.
Miss Alice McKinnon was the Post Mistress from that time until 1958 when she sold the premises. Her 44 years of service was recognised by the public at a gathering in her honour that year.
A progress association was successful in having state School no 3263 opened on 26 September 1914.
The local area consists mainly of farming, primarily wheat and sheep but also cows and birds such as squab
.
The Managatang Football Club, an Australian rules football
team then competing in the Mallee Football League
, was made famous by a catchphrase of commentator Lou Richards
; "They couldn't beat the Manangatang thirds."
The town in conjunction with nearby township Tooleybuc, New South Wales
now has an Australian rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League
.
Manangatang has a horse racing club, the Manangatang Racing Club, which holds one race meeting a year, the Manangatang Cup meeting on Caulfield Guineas
day in October.
Golfers play at the course of the Manangatang Golf Club at the Recreation Reserve.
The town possesses Victoria's smallest public hospital and nursing home. Manangatang also has a combined high school and primary school, a preschool and a tennis club.
Manangatang has an Annual Reunion on the second Saturday of February at approx 10.30 am in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne. The gathering is near the Fairy Tree and the kiosk. This reunion has been going for over 75 years.
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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Manangatang had a population of 448. It is sometimes noted for its unusual name, from an Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
term - "manang" meaning land and "kaaiti" meaning water.
A Mr A T Creswick, who held the BUMBANG Station, had a hut on or near the present township.
Surveyed blocks, each of about one square mile in area, were available in 1911.
Manangatang was proclaimed a town in 1915.
In January 1919, the local police station was set up with mounted Constable E E Dunkley in charge.
1930 saw settlement by some Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
emigrants.
Mrs Della Dillon opened a store in the town in 1912.
The first sale of township subdivision was in 1913 at prices ranging from 15 to 30 pound
Australian pound
The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...
s.
The post office opened on 6 January 1913 when the township was settled.
Miss Alice McKinnon was the Post Mistress from that time until 1958 when she sold the premises. Her 44 years of service was recognised by the public at a gathering in her honour that year.
A progress association was successful in having state School no 3263 opened on 26 September 1914.
The local area consists mainly of farming, primarily wheat and sheep but also cows and birds such as squab
Squab
Squab may refer to:* A young domestic pigeon** Squab , the meat from such a bird* A cushion for a chair or couch* Squab, California, in Napa County...
.
The Managatang Football Club, an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team then competing in the Mallee Football League
Mallee Football League (Victoria)
The Mallee Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Mallee region of northwestern Victoria. It is not to be confused with the identically named Mallee Football League .-History:...
, was made famous by a catchphrase of commentator Lou Richards
Lou Richards
Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards is a retired Australian rules footballer, who played 250 games with the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League between 1941 and 1955...
; "They couldn't beat the Manangatang thirds."
The town in conjunction with nearby township Tooleybuc, New South Wales
Tooleybuc, New South Wales
Tooleybuc is a town in the western Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Mallee Highway, south west of the state capital, Sydney and north west of Melbourne. Situated on the banks of the Murray River across from Piangil in the neighbouring state of...
now has an Australian rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League
Central Murray Football League
The Central Murray Football League is a major country Australian rules football competition based in northern Victoria, Australia and southwest New South Wales, Australia.-History:...
.
Manangatang has a horse racing club, the Manangatang Racing Club, which holds one race meeting a year, the Manangatang Cup meeting on Caulfield Guineas
Caulfield Guineas
The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million...
day in October.
Golfers play at the course of the Manangatang Golf Club at the Recreation Reserve.
The town possesses Victoria's smallest public hospital and nursing home. Manangatang also has a combined high school and primary school, a preschool and a tennis club.
Manangatang has an Annual Reunion on the second Saturday of February at approx 10.30 am in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne. The gathering is near the Fairy Tree and the kiosk. This reunion has been going for over 75 years.