Noojee, Victoria
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Noojee is a town in the Gippsland
region of Victoria
, Australia
, located north of Warragul
and east of Melbourne, in the Baw Baw local government area. At the 2006 census
, Noojee and the surrounding area had a population of 261.
It was first settled after gold
was found in the area in the 1860s. Noojee became a major timber town when the railway connected the town to Warragul in 1919. Noojee Post Office opened on 3 May 1920, though an earlier office had been open between 1902 and 1904.
The town was destroyed by bushfires in 1926 and again in the Black Friday
fires of 1939. The only building left standing after both fires was the Noojee Hotel which served a community meeting point during the emergency. The hotel also served as the school after the one room school was destroyed.
"Noojee" is an Aboriginal
word meaning "valley of or place of rest".
Noojee is widely well known for its great trout fishing. A trout farm is located on the outskirts of the town.
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
region of Victoria
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
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, located north of Warragul
Warragul, Victoria
Warragul is a rural centre with a population of 12,943 people east-southeast of Melbourne in Victoria. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north...
and east of Melbourne, in the Baw Baw local government 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,...
, Noojee and the surrounding area had a population of 261.
It was first settled after gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
was found in the area in the 1860s. Noojee became a major timber town when the railway connected the town to Warragul in 1919. Noojee Post Office opened on 3 May 1920, though an earlier office had been open between 1902 and 1904.
The town was destroyed by bushfires in 1926 and again in the Black Friday
Black Friday (1939)
The Black Friday fires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, were considered one of the worst natural bushfires in the world, and certainly the single worst in Australian history as a measure of land affected...
fires of 1939. The only building left standing after both fires was the Noojee Hotel which served a community meeting point during the emergency. The hotel also served as the school after the one room school was destroyed.
"Noojee" is 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....
word meaning "valley of or place of rest".
Noojee is widely well known for its great trout fishing. A trout farm is located on the outskirts of the town.