Myrtleford

Myrtleford is a town in the northeast of the Australian state of Victoria, 45 km south-east of Wangaratta and 275 km north-east of Melbourne. The city belongs to the Alpine Shire Local Government Area, and had, according to the 2006 census has a population of 3187th

History

The Aborigines inhabited the Alpine valleys and plateaus for thousands of years before the first immigrants came from Europe. They knew the flora and fauna, geography and seasonal changes. Groups of indigenous people visited the Australian Alps in summer and gathered the nutritious Bogong Moth, who had retired there. The European settlement began in the early 19th century and in 1837 there was a remote cattle station called Myrtle Creek Run. The settlers who einzäunten cattle station, gave her that name.

When he was found in the Buckland Valley gold, thousands of gold diggers the Myrtle Creek had to cross on their way to the gold fields. A small settlement developed at the ford, which so received the name of Myrtleford. The road through Myrtleford called Buckland Road; today it is called Great Alpine Road. A separate post office received the settlement on July 26, 1858. In. Her name was Myrtle Creek and was later renamed in Myrtleford.

Myrtleford today

Myrtleford is the largest city in the Alpine Shire LGA and an important commercial center for the valleys of the Ovens River and the Buffalo River. Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products provides forth in Myrtleford. Tobacco growing was for many years an important industry, but in 2006 withdrew the tobacco industry back from the city. It is also important to agriculture; are grown wine, walnuts, chestnuts, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, apples, kiwis, olives, vegetables and hops. Cattle and dairy farming are the dominant activities in the region. The area has Australian continental climate, which corresponds to the Mediterranean climate. In midsummer, the maximum temperatures are 31.9 ° C, minimum temperatures 14.1 ° C. In winter the maximum temperature reached 12.9 ° C and minimum temperatures 2.4 ° C. The average rainfall is 66.9 mm.

Myrtleford has a football team that plays in the Ovens & Murray Football League.