| Albury Bungambrawatha New South Wales | |||||||||
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 The city of Albury as seen from Monument Hill | |||||||||
  Albury | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°04′50″S146°54′57″E / 36.08056°S 146.91583°E /-36.08056; 146.91583 | ||||||||
| Population | 51,076 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1839 1946 (city)[2] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2640 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 165.0 m (541 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Albury | ||||||||
| County | Goulburn | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||
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Albury (Wiradjuri:Bungambrawatha) is a city inNew South Wales,Australia. It is on theHume Highway that runs betweenSydney andMelbourne. TheMurray River separates Albury fromWodonga. Albury is on the north side of the Murray River. The river is also the border betweenVictoria andNew South Wales. It is about 550km from the statecapitalSydney, but only 312 km from theVictorian capitalMelbourne. Albury is believed to have been named after Aldbury in Hertfordshire.[4]
TheAustralian Aboriginal people called the area Bungambrewatha.[4] There are a number of historical aboriginal sites including rock paintings. There are also scarred trees, where the bark has been removed to makeshields andcanoes.[5] The rich river flats would have provided food for native animals, and the wetlands would have been home to large numbers of water birds.
The firstEuropens to arrive in the area were the explorers,Hamilton Hume andWilliam Hovell in 1824.[5] They made their mark in a tree on the riverbank which later became the spot where people heading south would cross the river.[5] Crossing the river was easy in summer when the water level was low. By 1844 aferry was built to carry people over the river all year.[5] There were soon many farmers moving into the area with large flocks of sheep. Some of the first in Albury were William Wyse and Charles Ebden.
Albury haspassenger trains to and from Sydney.[6]
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