Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
As of the 2021 census, Echuca had a population of 15,056, [1] and the population of the combined Echuca and Moama townships was 22,568. [3] Echuca lies within traditional Yorta Yorta country. The town's name is a Yorta Yorta word meaning "meeting of the waters". [4] Echuca is close to the junction of the Goulburn, Campaspe, and Murray Rivers.
The City of Echuca was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital. Based around the regional centre of Echuca , along the Murray River , the city covered an area of 26.06 square kilometres (10.1 sq mi), and existed from 1865 until 1994.
The Shire of Campaspe is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 4,519 square kilometres (1,745 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 38,735. [3] It includes the towns of Girgarre, Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester, Tongala and Rushworth.
The Moama Historic Precinct is a heritage-listed abandoned settlement location, river wharf and ... 1880s to World War 1. In 1881 the population of Echuca was 4789 ...
Rochester Shire was the final remnant of what was originally the vast Echuca Road District, incorporated on 19 February 1864, and redesignated as Echuca Shire in 1871. (Echuca Shire should not be confused with the separate local government area of Echuca Borough, which was also established in 1864, and proclaimed a city in 1965. This borough ...
Echuca railway station is located on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of the same name, and opened on 19 September 1864. [2] It is the northern-most operating passenger railway station on the Deniliquin line, and is the terminus for Echuca line services. It also serves as the terminus of the freight-only Toolamba ...
PS Adelaide is the oldest wooden hulled paddle steamer still operating anywhere in the world. (Hjejlen from Denmark is older and has sailed since 1861. [1] It is the world’s oldest original coal-fired paddle steamer [4]). It is now moored at the Echuca Wharf and used for special occasions.
The PS Emmylou, like The Pride of the Murray and PS Canberra, operates as a tourist attraction in Echuca operated by Murray River Paddlesteamers. [2] It is one of the most recognisable and iconic Paddlesteamers in Australia. The Emmylou is now the only wood fired paddlesteamer in the world offering regular scheduled accommodated river cruises.