Kangaroo Ground, Victoria

Kangaroo Ground is a village in the local government area of ​​Nillumbik Shire and is part of the Australian state of Victoria. The settlement, 26 km north-east of Melbourne, is located in the Yarra River valley between the villages of Eltham and Yarra Glen, and had in 2011, 1015 inhabitants.

Infrastructure

The cemetery, called Kangaroo Ground Pioneer Cemetery, built in 1851 and is the oldest European burial ground in the Yarra Valley. The village has a Primary School, in whose rooms is the Andrew Ross Museum. The post office may - unique in Australia - also sell wines. The settlement has a Presbyterian church and a general store. In sports, there are tennis and an equestrian club. A restaurant is also available.

History

The Aboriginesstamm Wurundjeri lived before Europeans arrived in the area around Kangaroo Ground.

1839 settled some families from Scotland. Your crossing from Europe was done with the ship " David Clark ". The settlers initially acquired an average of 150 acres of land to operate on the fertile soil agriculture.

1854 a few miles of the place in which Eukalypuswald Stringy - bark Forest Gold was discovered east.

In 1871 the settlement office of the management unit Shire of Eltham. 1873 a newspaper was founded.

The international, linguistic non-governmental organization SIL International has its Australian office in Kangaroo Ground.

Sight

• In Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park is a tower in memory of the fallen soldiers in Europe of World War 1. A young pine tree was planted in front of the tower on 11 November 2005. Your seed is from a pine tree growing on the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula. There has been a battle in 1915 during the Battle of Gallipoli, in which fell very many Australians.
• The tower has a height of 12 meters and is the highest point in the immediate and wider environment. There is an observation deck on its top.
• The tower also serves as a fire watchtower to the discovery of wildfires.