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Leongatha was formerly situated along the South Gippsland railway corridor that operated to its terminus at Yarram in the early 1980s and Leongatha in the mid 1990s. A V/Line road coach service replaced the rail service on 24 July 1993, running between Melbourne and Yarram.
Nov 24, 2008 · Europeans first moved into the area in 1845 and settlers began to clear the huge mountain ash trees from the environment in the 1870s. Dairying became important in the area in the 1880s.
The Leongatha & District Historical Society has an extensive collection of photographs, documents, textiles, clothing and other artefacts in the Mechanics’ Institute. The research material covers Leongatha and towns in the old Woorayl Shire and is available for use by the general public.
Nov 13, 2019 · Leongatha, the only labour colony ever established in Australia, survived for a remarkable twenty-five years. In contrast, several of Bodelschwingh’s institutions, including workers’ farms, hospitals and hostels for the unemployed, are still continuing today.
Stores. Essential for the flow of food, clothing, lighting and building materials, early stores played a crucial role in the life of the early settlements. Nothing was more important to a pioneer community than its store. Once a settlement of any size was established some one started a store.
Leongatha offically named: 1890: Newspaper "The Great Southern Star" established. 1891: Railway reached Leongatha: 1893: Influx of population with a colony established North-East of township: 1895: Butter factory opened: 1903: First Agricultural and Pastoral Show: 1908: Butter factory supplies the town electricity: 1913
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The railway settlement was the start of Leongatha, officially named in 1890. According to Bunce's Language of the Aborigines of the Colony of Victoria (1859), Leongatha is an Aboriginal word relating to teeth. The railway reached Leongatha in 1891.
