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- First settlement of the area by Europeans occurred in 1845. The Post Office opened as Koorooman on 1 October 1887 and renamed Leongatha in 1891 when a township was established on the arrival of the railway.
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First settlement of the area by Europeans occurred in 1845. The Post Office opened as Koorooman on 1 October 1887 and renamed Leongatha in 1891 when a township was established on the arrival of the railway. [3] The railway line from Melbourne reached the town in 1891, [4] and stimulated further settlement.
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Leongatha is 134 km south-east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland Highway and 83 metres above sea level.
The word 'Leongatha' is a Boonwurrung Aboriginal word which probably meant "teeth" or referred to teeth.
Historic Buildings Court House (1912) Located at 2 McCartin Street, the Court House was constructed by Frogley & Smith in 1912. The Victorian Heritage Database explains "The Leongatha Courthouse is a characteristic brick and render Federation design with a corrugated iron roof, which was reproduced at Cobram and Kyabram in the north of the state. I...
The Local Dairy Industry (i) Devondale Murray Goulburn DairyToday, the Devondale Murray Goulburn Dairy in Leongatha is the largest co-operative in the southern hemisphere. The company, which has nine manufacturing plants in Victoria and Tasmania, processes over one third of the nation's milk supply and is controlled by 2,500 dairy farmer shareholde...
* Prior to the arrival of Europeans the area was home to the Boonwurrung First Nations people. * Europeans first moved into the area in 1845. * Settlers began to clear the huge mountain ash trees in the 1870s. * Settlers tried to clear the land in the early 1880s. * Dairying started in the 1880s. * A town named Koorooman, 10 km north of present Leo...
Leongatha Community & Visitor Information Centre, 6-8 McCartin Street or Prom Country Visitor Information Centre, South Gippsland Highway, Korumburra, tel: 1800 630 704 or (03) 5682 2469.
The Travel Victoria website provides basic information. Check out https://www.travelvictoria.com.au/leongatha and the local website is https://www.visitpromcountry.com.au/towns/leongatha.
Leongatha butter factory opened in 1895 and in 1903 the agricultural and pastoral society held its first show. The town was described in 1903 in the Australian handbook: Most of the buildings in Leongatha were built of timber but a bad town fire in 1913 turned people’s minds to brick construction.
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.
Leongatha is located 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne in Gippsland's famous dairy country and in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges. Leongatha boasts a vibrant town centre surrounded by rolling green pastures and is only 10 mins drive from Korumburra and around 15 mins to Meeniyan.
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In 1862 the South Gippsland Railway reached Leongatha and, combined with the state government nominating the town as a 'labour colony', it developed rapidly. From 1893 to 1904 6,000 men cleared the surrounding forest of bluegum and messmate to open up more land for cattle grazing.
Summary. Leongatha is the most populous town in South Gippsland. From 1966 the population of Leongatha became the largest for any South Gippsland town and is expected to remain the largest until 2036. Leongatha's population is forecast to grow to 8,038 by 2036.
