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Nagambie /nəˈɡæmbi/ is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The city is on the Goulburn Valley Freeway north of Seymour and in the Shire of Strathbogie. In the 2021 census, Nagambie had a population of 2,254.
The Nagambie Region is in the traditional lands of the Taungurung people, who are the first inhabitants of the rivers, valleys and mountains in this region. The Taungurung lived according to the natural cycles and rhythms of the land, moving through their country seasonally, occupying the more cooler mountain areas in summer and autumn and the tributaries of the Goulburn River in winter and spring.
Prior to the building of the Goulburn Weir, the Goulburn River at Nagambie was the site of several lagoons which, along with nearby Reedy Lake, provided an ideal camping place for the Taungurung people.
The river, and its associated tributaries and wetlands, provided an abundance of food resources. Emus, kangaroos, possums and wombats were hunted by Taungurung for food and clothing, and the river ecosystem also provided fresh-water fish, eels, crustaceans and waterfowl.
Trading routes passed through the area and the much-prized greenstone from a quarry at Mount Carmel, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Reedy Creek, was used to make axes. Another well-known greenstone quarry is at Mount William, in Woiwurrung country to the south.
The Taungurung people travelled between Reedy Lake and Mount Carmel to procure the stone. Conveniently spaced camping places were used to make the journey along the trade route, from Gunn's Swamp (now the Waranga Basin) to the rock well at Whroo, then to Lake Cooper at the foothills of the Mount Carmel range.The Taungurung people also obtained quartz and silcrete for the manufacture of tools for hunting and food preparation from Mount Balck, within the Helathcote-Graytown National Park. Today, the Taungurung people still live on country and are active in the protection and preservation of their culture and land.
Soon after European settlement, a crossing on the Goulburn River was developed by overlanders following the route used by explorer Thomas Mitchell. It then became part of the mail route from Melbourne to Sydney, established in 1838. A hotel, church and blacksmith were set up, serving traffic travelling to Adelaide along the river systems. The town was surveyed in 1868, with the first land sales in 1870.
A post office opened on 2 May 1870, and Nagambie was proclaimed as a "private town" in 1872, with the name being derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning lagoon. and the Nagambie railway station opened in 1880. It is now served by V/Line on the Tocumwal line to Melbourne.
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Nagambie
Nagambie /nəˈɡæmbi/ is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The city is on the Goulburn Valley Freeway north of Seymour and in the Shire of Strathbogie. In the 2021 census, Nagambie had a population of 2,254.
The Nagambie Region is in the traditional lands of the Taungurung people, who are the first inhabitants of the rivers, valleys and mountains in this region. The Taungurung lived according to the natural cycles and rhythms of the land, moving through their country seasonally, occupying the more cooler mountain areas in summer and autumn and the tributaries of the Goulburn River in winter and spring.
Prior to the building of the Goulburn Weir, the Goulburn River at Nagambie was the site of several lagoons which, along with nearby Reedy Lake, provided an ideal camping place for the Taungurung people.
The river, and its associated tributaries and wetlands, provided an abundance of food resources. Emus, kangaroos, possums and wombats were hunted by Taungurung for food and clothing, and the river ecosystem also provided fresh-water fish, eels, crustaceans and waterfowl.
Trading routes passed through the area and the much-prized greenstone from a quarry at Mount Carmel, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Reedy Creek, was used to make axes. Another well-known greenstone quarry is at Mount William, in Woiwurrung country to the south.
The Taungurung people travelled between Reedy Lake and Mount Carmel to procure the stone. Conveniently spaced camping places were used to make the journey along the trade route, from Gunn's Swamp (now the Waranga Basin) to the rock well at Whroo, then to Lake Cooper at the foothills of the Mount Carmel range.The Taungurung people also obtained quartz and silcrete for the manufacture of tools for hunting and food preparation from Mount Balck, within the Helathcote-Graytown National Park. Today, the Taungurung people still live on country and are active in the protection and preservation of their culture and land.
Soon after European settlement, a crossing on the Goulburn River was developed by overlanders following the route used by explorer Thomas Mitchell. It then became part of the mail route from Melbourne to Sydney, established in 1838. A hotel, church and blacksmith were set up, serving traffic travelling to Adelaide along the river systems. The town was surveyed in 1868, with the first land sales in 1870.
A post office opened on 2 May 1870, and Nagambie was proclaimed as a "private town" in 1872, with the name being derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning lagoon. and the Nagambie railway station opened in 1880. It is now served by V/Line on the Tocumwal line to Melbourne.
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