When was echuca established

Echuca is renowned for its variety of restaurants and eating services available. International cuisines are all easily accessible in the town including Thai, Chinese, Italian, Indian and Greek.

Another major aspect of Echuca's tourism is the well known wharf-side restaurant "Oscar W's", currently closed for renovations but a popular attraction for rural weddings and fine dining due to its allocation of a AGFG Chef's Hat.

This historically significant bridge has riveted iron spans supported on cast iron pillars. Trains no long run on this bridge; a dedicated rail bridge has been constructed next to the old bridge, which now only carries road vehicles. At the moment they are testing a service to 24 Lane and streets on the way to the lane which are near the Rich River Golf Club. Echuca Airport is also located outside the town.

Echuca's sister city was Whitehorse, Yukon , Canada. However, Whitehorse terminated the special relationship in Echuca facts for kids Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Quick facts for kids. Echuca's main landmark, its historic wharf on the Murray River. Most religious denominations were in evidence — along with many hotels.

By Moama had a population of and a district of It was proclaimed a Municipality with two wards on 30th December The first Council meeting was held on 16th March, Known at first as the Council of Municipality of Moama in February Moama retained this status until when the municipality became part of the Shire of Murry. Book Online.

Our History. The Echuca Story Abandoned steamboats and barges, tall red gum wharfs, small towns that show evidence of once having been much larger, old station homesteads that face the river, all these are constant reminders to the river traveller of the days when hundreds of steamers raced along the Murray, opening up large areas in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Book your Echuca Moama experience with a trusted local today As Maiden and the Chief Constable were the only people who had access to the "Government Gazette" which advertised the sale, they were the only people at the sale.

Maiden bought up most of the town. Now there was trade up and down the river and people were employed on the wharf and in boat building. There were boiling down works and a timber industry provided fine blocks of red gum for roads in Melbourne and railway sleepers in India.

Increasing competition from across the river at Echuca where there was another punt, started to affect Maiden. Government charges on all stock and goods crossing the river, high living, and poor management by Maiden and a feud with Henry Hopwood in Echuca caused the decline of his fortune and also the decline in Moama. It was described as ' a miserable specimen of a township. Henry Hopwood was a convict like Maiden and they may have been acquaintances in England.

Mary Ann is a fully-licensed cruising restaurant offering lunch and dinner cruises with commentary, tel: 03 Adelaide is the oldest, wooden-hulled, steam-driven boat in the world. It is moored in the wharf area but is not used for cruises. There are occasional barge-towing demonstrations and short excursions. Canoeing is a delightful way to explore the Murray.

The river is very slow moving. Echuca is only 96 metres above sea level and the Great Southern Ocean is over 1, km away. It is also possible to hire an aluminium motor boat from the same location. It is open daily from 9. Bridge Hotel At the corner of Murray Esplanade and Hopwood Place is the Bridge Hotel, an impressive two-storey building which was erected in by town founder and ex-convict Henry Hopwood.

It was strategically located near his punt and pontoon bridge. It has been restored to its original design, including upstairs rooms furnished in period style. A cafe is now part of the building. Hopwood Gardens Opposite the Bridge Hotel is Hopwood Gardens, a beautiful garden area with picnic and childrens' play facilities.

Historically it was a place where bullock teams waited before crossing the river on Hopwood's punt. Courthouse and Echuca Historical Society Museum On the far side of the Hopwood Gardens is the old courthouse, built as the shire hall in It has been operating since and has impressive collections of old river charts, records of floods, photographs and other material relating to the river trade, the local timber industry, Henry Hopwood and the town.

There is a guided tour every Friday at It is open from A Walk Down High Street In a way Echuca has so many historic buildings, and so many of them are still in use as cafes and gift shops, that it is almost impossible to cover every one.

However a pleasant walk from the Echuca Museum down High Street is worth the effort. There is a detailed Heritage Walk - Echuca brochure which lists a staggering 80 buildings and places of interest. Although it doesn't describe the history of many of the buildings it is very useful for identifying their location and therefore this list of interesting buildings on the town's High Street is made much easier to follow if you have the brochure.

The buildings are easy to identify:. It is currently the Courtyard Cafe.