Yackandandah

Yackandandah
Victoria
High Street, recorded on the Register of the National Estate
Yackandandah is located in Shire of Indigo
Yackandandah
Yackandandah
Coordinates36°18′47″S 146°50′21″E / 36.31306°S 146.83917°E / -36.31306; 146.83917
Population2,008 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3749
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Indigo
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal division(s)Indi

Yackandandah /ˈjækənˌdændə/ is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia. It is near the regional cities of Wodonga and Albury, and is close to the tourist town of Beechworth. At the 2021 census, Yackandandah had a population of 2,008.[1]

History

The indigenous people of the area prior to white colonisation were the Dhudhuroa people, in whose language the toponym Yackandandah is said to have meant “one boulder on top of another at the junction of two creeks”, namely the Yackandandah and Commissioner creeks' intersection.[2]

The area was first opened to white settlement when Irish-born James Osborne took up land at Osborne's Flat in 1837.[3] On the discovery of gold deposits on its territory in 1852, it became a gold mining centre known for its alluvial wet mining techniques. Yackandandah Post Office opened on 13 June 1856. Another office nearby, Yackandandah Junction, opened in 1872 but closed in 1885.[4]

In his local book, Antony O'Brien (p. 22) quotes an old poem published in the Melbourne Punch, 11 June 1857, titled, "The Lass of Yackandandah".

Let poets sing of English girls,
Their beauty and their candor;
Give me a sweeter nymph than all, –
The lass of Yackandandah."

"She draws a cork with such an air,
No mortal can withstand her;
She turns a tap, and turns our heads, –
The lass of Yackandandah.

— O'Brien, The Lass of Yackandandah – a goldfield beauty

Today

The area is now predominantly a dairy farming and forestry region and has numerous bed and breakfast lodges which allow its many visitors to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the district's forest and mountains. It is close to achieving self-sufficiency in energy supply, foreseen to be reached by 2024, based on solar power.[5]

The town is affectionately known as "Yack".

The commercial centre of the town, known as the Yackandandah Conservation Area, is recorded on the Register of the National Estate.[6]

Rail

The Yackandandah railway line once linked Yackandandah to Beechworth and opened in 1891.[7] The route to Woorragee and from there to Yackandandah was steep; trains descending the last gradient into Yackandandah would halt (near the now Yackandandah turnoff, from the Beechworth-Wodonga Road) so the guard could apply hand-brakes to carriages and wagons. The last train on the Yackandandah-Beechworth line was in July 1954.[8] Though the line was torn up, many sections of the original right of way are visible from the roadway between Beechworth and Yackandandah. In May 2017 the Victoria State Government budgeted for an extension of the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail side branch from Beechworth to Yackandandah.[9] The side branch currently extends from Beechworth to Everton Station, where it connects to the main trail.

Culture

Used for the filming of the 2003 film Strange Bedfellows (starring Michael Caton and Paul Hogan). Yackandandah is home to the annual Yackandandah Folk Festival attracting local, Australian and international artists since 1998.[10] Like the larger neighbouring town of Beechworth, Yackandandah promotes itself as a tourist destination on the basis of its gold mining history and features a period streetscape as well as an increasing number of antique shops.

Two historic buildings, the 146-year-old museum (formerly the Bank of Victoria) and an adjacent timber store ("Rainbow Crystal"), were destroyed by a fire in the early morning of 21 December 2006. A real estate agency was also severely damaged.[11] The museum was rebuilt, reopening in November 2008.[12]

Sports and recreation

Golfers play at the course of the Yackandandah Golf Club on Racecourse Road.[13]

The Yackandandah Cricket Club play in both junior and senior grades in the Cricket Albury Wodonga competition.

Yackandandah Football / Netball Club

The town has had an active Australian rules football team since its first club meeting in 1881.[14]

The club has competed in the Tallangatta & District Football League, since 1957, winning senior football premierships in 1964 and 2000.

Football Premierships
  • Kiewa & District Football Association
    • 1904 - Yackandandah: 6.7 - 43 d Gundowring: 3.14 - 32[16][17]
  • Murphy's Albion Hotel Football Association
    • 1906 - Yackandandah: 7.6 - 48 d Sandy Creek: 4.10 - 34[18][19]

Notable people

  • Sir Isaac Isaacs, Governor General of Australia, who though born in Melbourne spent most of his early years in Yackandandah.[22]
  • Peter Denahy, Australian entertainer.

Further reading

  • O'Brien, Antony. Shenanigans on the Ovens goldfields: The 1859 election, Artillery Publishing, Hartwell, 2005.
  • Larsen, Wal. The Mayday Hills Railway, Wal Larsen, Bright, 1976.

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 Yackandandah, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ 'A Brief History of Yackandandah,' Indigo Shire Council
  3. ^ First Settlement of the Upper Murray, Dr Arthur Andrews, 1920.
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021
  5. ^ 'Totally Renewable:Yackandandah,' in Premier's Sustainability Awards 2020, Government of Victoria, Australia 2020 p.17.
  6. ^ "Yackandandah Conservation Area, Yackandandah, VIC, Australia (Place ID 4677)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  7. ^ Eardley, Gifford. — "The Ovens Valley Goldfields Railways". — Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin. — December 1968. — pp.281-294.; January 1969. - pp.1-18.
  8. ^ Larsen, Mayday Hills
  9. ^ "Media release: Multi-million dollar tourism & jobs package". Indigo Shire Council. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Yackandandah Folk Festival". yackfolkfestival.com/. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. ^ Switzer, Renee (21 December 2006). "Historic buildings razed in blaze". The Age. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Yackandandah's tribute to history". Weekly Times. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  13. ^ Golf Select, Yackandandah, retrieved 11 May 2009
  14. ^ "1881 - Yackandandah". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 21 May 1881. p. 1. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  15. ^ "1897 - The Weiss Tophy". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 11 June 1897. p. 19. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  16. ^ "1904 - Football". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 10 September 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  17. ^ "1904 - Kiewa Valley FA". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 5 August 1904. p. 18. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  18. ^ "1906 - Allans Flat". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 6 September 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  19. ^ "1906 - Football Association". Ovens and Murray Advertiser (Beechworth, Vic). 26 May 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  20. ^ "1928 - Football". The Yackandandah Times (Vic). 31 August 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  21. ^ "1940 - Yackandandah wins Premiership". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 15 July 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  22. ^ Michael Kirby,'Sir Isaac Isaacs — A Sesquicentenary Reflection,' Melbourne University Law Review 2006 pp.880-904 p.882

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