Towong, Victoria
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Towong is a bounded rural locality of the Shire of Towong Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. Towong is on the Murray River
close to Corryong
. At the 2006 census
, Towong had a population of 281.
an Australian Rules football compertition which began in 1893. Towong FC played its first season in 1904 after the team relocated from Khancoban, NSW. At the start of the 1905 season the changed their name to Towong Wanderers FC. After only spending two seasons at Towong they relocated once again to Thowgla, Vic (1906–1907) before returning to Khancoban, NSW in 1908.
Murray River
The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...
close to Corryong
Corryong, Victoria
Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Corryong had a population of 1,228....
. 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,...
, Towong had a population of 281.
Upper Murray Football League
The town had a football team involved with the Upper Murray Football LeagueUpper Murray Football League
The Upper Murray Football League is an Australian Rules football competition based in North-east, Victoria and South-Eastern Riverina, New South Wales. The players in the league are largely from Corryong and its surrounding areas. The competition is played over fifteen home and away rounds and four...
an Australian Rules football compertition which began in 1893. Towong FC played its first season in 1904 after the team relocated from Khancoban, NSW. At the start of the 1905 season the changed their name to Towong Wanderers FC. After only spending two seasons at Towong they relocated once again to Thowgla, Vic (1906–1907) before returning to Khancoban, NSW in 1908.