Banksia Peninsula is a peninsula in Victoria .
73-493: It is located at 37°56′S 147°41′E / 37.933°S 147.683°E / -37.933; 147.683 , about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Bairnsdale on the northern side of the Gippsland Lakes . A long, narrow, sandy peninsula, it is the site of Duck Arm , a popular recreational bay with around thirty houses and a number of school camps. The name refers to the plant genus Banksia , which grows in
146-444: A temperate climate with mild to warm summers and cool, damp winters. The highest recorded temperature in the town was 46.2 degrees Celsius on 7 February 2009, during the early 2009 Australian summer heatwave . The lowest, −5.4 degrees, was recorded on 2 July 2017. Winter days are slightly warmer than Melbourne's due to a minor foehn effect . The town features 59.6 clear days annually, also higher than Melbourne's 48.6 days. Some of
219-420: A complex evolution, reflecting the dynamic forces that have shaped south-eastern Australia's geological history. The area comprises Devonian granitic formations, indicating its ancient origins from significant geological processes. The geological narrative of eastern Victoria, where Mount Taylor resides, unfolds across an expanse of over 500 million years, tracing back to a primordial era when vast stretches of
292-554: A fine gate and cypress hedge, well kept lawns and white headstones, with a central memorial Cross of Sacrifice to the memory of the RAAF personnel who died in the Bairnsdale district during the war. Sir Dallas Brooks unveiled the Cross on a visit to the town on 7 September 1950. The lawn section was planned in 1964 and completed in 1970. Frederick Jones was the earliest of the squatters in
365-486: A group of several shepherds in their employ and attacked a sleeping Aboriginal camp, firing upon and killing men, women and children. The bodies were dumped in the waterhole and later burnt, according to some accounts. Several Aboriginal people were able to escape and later told their accounts to Assistant Protector Sievwright, and Wesleyan missionaries Benjamin Hurst and Francis Tuckfield. Taylor had formerly been implicated in
438-636: A joint licence holder of Lindenow with the Loughnans in 1845. In March 1846 La Trobe informed the Colonial Secretary that all charges against Taylor had "ended in satisfactory disproval". For the next 13 years Taylor continued to hold licences for land in Gippsland along the Mitchell and Tambo rivers, around Lake Victoria and Lake King , and at Swan Reach , where he continued with a campaign of dispossession of
511-623: A large crowd of citizens. The Bairnsdale cemetery is now located off Forge Creek road opposite the race course. Its original location was situated at punt flat, now the site of the Mitchell Gardens Holiday Park beside the river. A plaque in acknowledgement of the site is located at the south-east corner of the Caravan Park. As a result of the major flooding in 1870 the site experienced erosion and reports were made that remains were washed downstream. Peter Moroney, Shire Secretary at
584-549: A restored historic band rotunda . The rotunda was constructed in 1910 and restored to its present condition in 1993. In 1943 the erection of a monument at the eastern end of the gardens to the district centenary led to that section being called the Centenary Garden. The Country Women's Association (CWA) Younger set took over the beautification of the Centenary Garden in 1947 and planted a tree there in May of that year to commemorate
657-697: A type of duck, specifically the Black Swan, which is often associated with waterfowl in Indigenous Australian languages, while the Bairnsdale backwater area is known as Kauan, meaning echidna . Name Origin The origin of the city's name is uncertain. It was possibly Bernisdale, with "Bernis-dale" originating from "Bjorn's dale, or glen", which indicates the Viking origins of the Skye Village. Legend has it that Macleod
730-635: A warning sign. Taylor, fearing prosecution for the massacre, in late 1839 or early 1840 fled to the obscurity of India for a few years. He returned to Victoria and in June 1844 was managing a station on the Mitchell River near Lindenow. When Taylor applied to take up his own run in Gippsland , the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Charles Tyers , refused to grant any land citing Taylor's treatment of Aborigine people in
803-460: Is a well-known landmark in the region, visible from many miles away, and holds historical significance dating back to the mid-19th century gold rush era. The area surrounding Mount Taylor was heavily impacted by the discovery of gold in local creeks and rivers in 1857, leading to extensive prospecting activities. This resulted in the establishment of the township of Bullumwaal, formerly known as Allanvale and later renamed in 1870. The name "Bullumwaal"
SECTION 10
#1732926938194876-654: Is derived from an Aboriginal word believed to mean 'two spears,' symbolizing the nearby mountains of Mount Lookout and Mount Taylor. According to Hal Porter's account found in Echoes of the Victorian culture-clash frontier , John Davidson Smith and his son John Dudley Smith engaged in a legal dispute with John Loughnan and Frederick Taylor, the latter being the namesake of Mount Taylor. Frederick Taylor's name holds significance for those intrigued by pre-Separation Victorian history, owing to his involvement in several racial conflicts during
949-502: Is located near the western shoreline of Lake King at Eagle Point Bluff, extending into the lake as silt jetties formed by alluvial deposition of sediment. The Mitchell Delta represents one of the finest examples of this type of landform in the world and is a site deemed of international geomorphological significance and is one of the finest examples of a classic digitate delta in the world. A colony of nationally Threatened Grey-headed flying foxes (pteropus poliocephalus ) roosts along
1022-507: Is not on the original burial position, several house blocks to the west, and has been moved down the street as houses have been built. It is thought that this headstone is the only remaining evidence that there was indeed a cemetery in this general area in the 1800s. The inscription on the headstone reads 'Sown in weakness, to be raised in power'. Educational facilities in Bairnsdale include two high schools. The government funded Bairnsdale Secondary College , with approximately 1,600 students,
1095-452: Is the opinion of Blackie [the station overseer] that about 35 – 40 natives have been despatched on this establishment and that there is only two men left alive of the tribe. He is certain we will never be troubled with any of them on this run. Black maintained the dispossession and native terror engendered by the massacre by driving Djargurd Wurrung people from his run, pulling down any bark shelters he found and leaving gunpowder to show as
1168-676: The Djargurd Wurrung people, is the site of an 1839 massacre of 35–40 people of the Tarnbeere Gundidj clan of the Djargurd Wurrung in the Camperdown district of Victoria , Australia . It is a gully on Mount Emu Creek , where a small stream adjoins from Merida Station. Of particular note for this massacre is the extent of oral history , and first hand accounts of the incident and detail in settler diaries, records of Wesleyan missionaries, and Aboriginal Protectorate records. Following
1241-475: The East Gippsland Institute of TAFE and Federation Training . Bairnsdale established a reputation as a marketing and trading centre for the large rural area of East Gippsland and this has been helped by the development of excellent road systems, a good railway service and to some extent steamer and air services. The 1880s were seen as the 'Golden Age' for steamer traffic on the rivers and Bairnsdale
1314-467: The Great Depression and remains a fascination to this day. St Mary's Roman Catholic Church was well established when a new church building was opened on 29 April 1883. The Reverend Fr Patrick O'Donohue was priest from 1883 to 1888. Early in the 1880s a school was opened and developed quickly so that extensions to the building were added in 1888. There were about 120 pupils in 1890. Fr Cremin oversaw
1387-512: The Latrobe River , Thomson River and Mitchell River flow into the Gippsland Lakes and have extensive floodplains in which there are large wetlands, often separated by natural levees from the main river channels. The Mitchell river flats were always prone to flooding and 1891 bore witness to the flood that was only second in extent to the great floods of 1870. The biggest floods recorded were in 1893–94 with them being 76 mm higher than
1460-535: The Murrumbidgee River . Archer had been a master on the Letitia which operated between Sydney and Hobart and, later, traded cattle between Port Albert and Hobart. In 1845 Archer married a young girl named Eliza and brought her to Gippsland, settling at Lucknow in 1847. Eliza died in childbirth and her grave's headstone can still be seen to this day by the roadside on Crooke Street, East Bairnsdale. The monument
1533-661: The traditional owners of Gippsland , including the region where Bairnsdale is located. There are approximately 3,000 Gunaikurnai people, whose traditional territory encompasses both coastal and inland areas extending to the southern slopes of the Victorian Alps. The Gunaikurnai consist of five major clans, including the Tatungalung, who are recognized as the Traditional Custodians of the Bairnsdale area. Cultural Significance The Ganai (or Kurnai) word "Wy-yung" refers to
SECTION 20
#17329269381941606-496: The white-bellied sea eagle ( Haliaeetus leucogaster ), green and golden bell frog , warty bell frog , black-winged stilt , Australian white ibis and the straw-necked ibis . A diverse range of 141 fauna species has been identified near the reserves, including 23 fauna species listed as threatened in Victoria and three nationally vulnerable. At the 2021 census , there were 15,684 people in Bairnsdale. Bairnsdale experiences
1679-407: The 1870 water levels. All floods caused the township great suffering with loss of life, infrastructure and crops. The flooding that occurred in the 1893–94 was notable for the gallantry of Patrick Piggott and George Brooks who both worked to rescue people. However, on their last trip their boat tipped as they moored it and both men were swept into the river and drowned. A witness remonstrated that; "…to
1752-451: The 1880s, many of them frequently recording packed congregations, particularly on special occasions. St Johns Church of England often had congregations of over 200 at the morning and evening services. The congregations of that church were headed by the Reverend E. W. S. Hartmann who later died crossing the flooded Mitchell River. He was succeeded by W. G. Hindley, under whom a new brick church
1825-426: The 21st birthday of Princess Elizabeth . Extensive tree planting with Australian native trees was carried out in the post-war years, providing a colourful display, particularly in spring and early summer. From 1964 under the care of the town's head gardeners, E. A. Cottrell and C. T. Harrison, the gardens had been extended westward with the planting of hardy trees, in particular desert ash and flowering gum. By 1959
1898-764: The Bairnsdale Shire. Jones had previously been a school teacher in Castlereagh Street , Sydney . In the early 1840s Jones joined one of the early pastoralists in the Gippsland area, William Odell Raymond, at Omeo —he was traveling south from the Wellington area where he owned land on the Macquarie River across the border in New South Wales . They arrived at the Mitchell River crossing on 20 June 1842. Once in
1971-542: The Bairnsdale urban area was 17,666 at June 2023. The city serves as a major regional centre of eastern Victoria, alongside Traralgon and Sale , acting as the commercial hub for the East Gippsland region and the seat of local government for the Shire of East Gippsland . Bairnsdale was first proclaimed as a shire on 16 July 1868 and later elevated to city status on 14 July 1990. Gunaikurnai People The Gunaikurnai people are
2044-473: The Bor-rang-yallock, when Mr Taylor and many poor men (shepherds) came towards our miam-miams with guns, Mr Taylor was on horseback, they came up in an extended line Mr Taylor in the centre they advanced quick and immediately fired upon the natives, I ran to the other side of the river and lay down behind a tree among the grass, they killed more than thirty men women and children, my lubra and child were among
2117-586: The European invasion and dispossession was an economic war to drive sheep off and to kill sheep for food. However, George Robinson , the Chief Protector of Aborigines , in a letter to Assistant Protector Charles Sievwright on 11 July 1839, questions Taylor's allegation saying: What proof is there of the Blacks having killed the sheep? The shepherd said so. Might not the shepherd have done it himself and after keeping
2190-558: The Gippsland Lakes each year from the catchments of the Mitchell, Tambo and Nicholson rivers alone. Sediment loads from the western catchments (discharging to Lake Wellington ) deliver two to three times the nutrient and sediment loads than from the eastern catchments (Mitchell, Nicholson and Tambo rivers). Comparison of aerial photographs spanning 1935 to 1997 demonstrate that the vast majority of shorelines are eroding at an average of less than 10 cm per year. The lower reaches of
2263-605: The Mitchell River silt jetties. The marginal bluff marks the former shoreline position of Lake King and the relict gravel beaches and spits were formed by wave action. The area contains geological features and sites of state geological and geomorphological significance. The extensive 'backswamp' forming Macleod Morass, the escarpment ('marginal bluff') along its western boundary, and relict gravel beaches and spits (e.g. Brownlow's Point) are important features providing evidence of once higher sea levels in Bass Strait . Macleod Morass
Banksia Peninsula - Misplaced Pages Continue
2336-678: The Preservation of Wildlife under the Land Act. Macleod Morass and Jones Bay Wildlife Reserves occur within the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site, listed under the Convention on Wetlands or The Ramsar Convention . The reserves contain a range of threatened vegetation types that provide habitat for a diverse array of wildlife including 23 threatened fauna species. Over 100 bird species, including 53 waterbird species, have been recorded within
2409-734: The Salesian Society to Bairnsdale in 1990. The city also has a number of primary schools including the well established and historical Bairnsdale Primary School , Bairnsdale West Primary School , East Gippsland Specialist School which has accommodates students from prep to year 12. Bairnsdale also has Lucknow Primary School located in Eastwood . Lucknow Primary School has a kindergarten extension for children aged 3 to 5. As well there are many kindergartens including Bairnsdale Childcare and Kinder [1] , and Eastwood Early Learning Centre [2] , but limited tertiary education facilities mainly consisting of
2482-748: The Technical School and financed by the Rotary was erected in the Centre Gardens adjacent to the Coles supermarket. In 1984 a plaque was added to commemorate Victoria's 150th anniversary. To commemorate those locals who did not return from the Boer War in 1899, a monument was unveiled in the Main Street Gardens on 12 June 1903 in the presence of Lord and Lady Forrest , a number of returned men, school cadets and
2555-648: The Western District. Taylor appealed to Governor Charles La Trobe requesting: a copy of these grave charges that are recorded against me that I may have an opportunity of showing Mr Tyers and the Government that I am innocent of any improper treatment of the aboriginal natives of this district. La Trobe reviewed the case over subsequent months, including the evidence collected by Charles Sievwright and forwarded by Chief Protector of Aborigines George Robinson, and upheld Tyer's decision. Despite this decision Taylor became
2628-642: The area. This article about a location in Victoria, Australia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bairnsdale, Victoria Bairnsdale (locally / ˈ b ɛər n z d eɪ l / ) ( Ganai : Wy-yung ) is a city in East Gippsland , Victoria , Australia , situated in a region traditionally inhabited by the Tatungalung clan of the Gunaikurnai people. The estimated population of
2701-508: The average reliability and punctuality are both down just 0.5%. Currently, Bairnsdale Cabs provides a local taxi service around the city. Bus service is facilitated by Gillicks Bus Lines, Dysons (V/Line contractor) and Goodalls Bus Lines as well as a number of others in Bairnsdale and surrounding areas. One of the major recreational transport infrastructure systems in the city is the East Gippsland Rail Trail which begins in at
2774-424: The bodies, and made fires. Mr Taylor, Mr Andreson and Mr Watson came on horseback two days after with a sack and took away part of the bones not consumed. Oral history collected by James Dawson in 1881, told of Bareetch Chuurneen (alias Queen Fanny the chieftess of the clan) escaping with a child. She was pursued to Wuurna Weewheetch on the west side of Lake Bullen Merri . With the child on her back she swam across
2847-408: The cemetery was transferred to a community based trust. The lawn section of the cemetery was commenced in 1969. Initially, wooden pegs were used to indicate grave numbers; later, cloverleaf-shaped cast-iron pegs were used. In 1946 a memorial garden was established for Bairnsdale's war dead. The Imperial War Graves Commission took over this section in 1946 and the area was attractively laid out with
2920-511: The congregation from 1909 and in this period plans were drawn up to erect a magnificent brick church at an estimated £10,000. The architects were A. A. Fritsch and Harry French. Work started in August 1913 with the a stone being laid by Bishop Phelan of Sale on 19 October. The new church with its tower, described by a witness as, "a free treatment of Romanesque style, built of brick with a slate roof". Bairnsdale experienced growth in church numbers in
2993-456: The dead, the white people threw them into the water and soon left the place, the water was much stained with blood, I saw the dead body of my lubra but did not see my child. I remained for two days near the spot. Two days after the murder Yi-yi-ran (Mr Andreson) and Mr Watson came and saw the bodies and seemed sorry and said to Mr Taylor why did you kill so many lubras and children. Yi-yi-ran, Charles Courtney, James Ramslie and James Hamilton, burned
Banksia Peninsula - Misplaced Pages Continue
3066-731: The earlier buildings in the town are perhaps a memorial to William J. Yates, who was a prominent architect, builder and monumental mason . He built the school, the old Shire Hall (1860), the Wesleyan Church and parsonage (1876), St. John's Church, the old Bairnsdale Hospital (corner of McKean and Ross Streets) and the Mechanic's Hall. One of the most notable landmarks of Bairnsdale is the St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Main Street known for its distinctively tall tower. Construction of St Mary's Church
3139-480: The entire wetland system. Since 1939, wastewater that has been treated to varying levels has been discharged to Macleod Morass, resulting in elevated nutrient levels, reductions in water quality and changes in the distribution and abundance of vegetation. Macleod Morass Wildlife Reserve was first reserved on 16 August 1961 under the Land Act 1958 (Vic.). Jones Bay Wildlife Reserve was first reserved on 7 April 1961 for
3212-408: The entrance to East Bairnsdale adjacent to Howitt Park. The track consists of asphalt that extends to Nicholson where it then becomes a track made from hard base gravel that forms a solid surface. Almost 100 kilometres (62 miles) in length, the multi-use trail permits running, walking, cycling and horse-riding as it follows the alignment of the former railway line to Orbost. The Bairnsdale section of
3285-514: The head of Lake King and on either side of the Mitchell River. According to tradition, the Tatungoloong clan of the Gunai /Kurnai peoples were the custodians of land and waters and used the aquatic and terrestrial habitats of the area as sources of food and the surrounding open forest for shelter. Macleod Morass formed with and was eventually isolated from Lake King and Jones Bay with the development of
3358-514: The highway had been extended to the foot of the hospital hill, and tree planting and lawns had provided two kilometres of gardens on the centre reserves. Garden beds were extended westward to the West End Store in 1975 with the help of people employed under the Whitlam government Regional Employment Development Scheme (REDS) for the unemployed. In 1969 a wishing well that was carved by Bruce Duffy of
3431-485: The hindquarters for his own use have given the forequarters to the natives ... If this is the only charge Mr Taylor can allege against the aboriginal natives it certainly amounts to very little. In point of law it proved it is an offence, but who in the name of common humanity I would ask would think of injuring those already too much injured people, and for such a trifle. Frederick Taylor , the manager at Glenormiston station, with associates James Hamilton and Bloomfield led
3504-531: The killing of Woolmudgin from the Wathaurong people on 17 October 1836, and had fled to Van Diemen's Land to avoid interview and possible prosecution in that case. In a deposition by Edward Williamson, overseer to the Wesleyan Buntingdale Mission establishment at Birregurra , outlines the events of the massacre as reported to him by Wore-gu-i-moni: ...The party advanced in an extended line upon
3577-433: The lake to finally escape her pursuers. Glenormiston station was purchased by Niel Black in 1840, who wrote in his journal: The blacks have been very troublesome on it [Glenormiston] and I believe they have been cruelly dealt with. The late superintendent [Taylor] ran off from a fear that he would be apprehended and tried for murdering the natives. The poor creatures are terror stricken and will be easily managed. ... It
3650-498: The late 1830s. His prominent role in the 1839 Murdering Gully massacre in Western Victoria, meticulously chronicled, firmly casts him as a symbol of the most egregious aspects of our state's frontier era. Mount Taylor stands as a prominent geological feature in the Bairnsdale area and within the expansive Great Dividing Range . Over countless millennia, the geological formation of Mount Taylor and its surroundings has undergone
3723-651: The line and the daily train from Melbourne to Bairnsdale was named The Gippslander . Victorian Railways established the Bairnsdale station as a regional freight centre in 1977. The contemporary rail transport system is still facilitated by the major railway station in Bairnsdale railway station which is the terminus of the Bairnsdale railway line . V/Line provides rail services. Performance figures for 2014 for services to Bairnsdale (long-distance service) ran at 98.9% and 86.7% for reliability and punctuality, respectively. In comparison with figures from May to December 2013,
SECTION 50
#17329269381943796-487: The majestic Australian Alps. The soils in the Mount Taylor area are primarily red and brown gradational and duplex soils . These soils support diverse native vegetation, including species of Eucalyptus such as E. albens , E. polyanthemos , E. globoidea , E. muellerana , E. baxteri , and E. macrorhyncha . The vegetation types range from Dry Sclerophyll Forests to Wet Sclerophyll Forests in moister areas, reflecting
3869-469: The markets in the major centre of Melbourne . As a consequence of the more frequent use of rail and the advent of refrigerated carts in 1890 which allowed dairy farmers and fishermen to appropriately transport their produce, the last coach service between Sale and Bairnsdale ran in 1889. In World War II rail services were reduced with only three trains per week direct to Bairnsdale but services were restored in 1948. In 1952 diesel trains were first used on
3942-600: The massacre there was popular disapproval and censure of the leading perpetrator, Frederick Taylor , so that Taylor's River was renamed Mount Emu Creek. The massacre effectively destroyed the Tarnbeere Gundidj clan. The massacre was undertaken by Frederick Taylor and others in retaliation for some sheep being killed by two unidentified Aboriginal people, as reported by one of Taylor's shepherds. As Aboriginal clans were pushed from their lands, their traditional food of kangaroo and emu became scarce, forcing them to kill sheep to fend off starvation. A common resistance tactic against
4015-444: The natives, Mr Taylor was in the centre of the line, the shepherds were on each side of him, they advanced shouting and immediately fired upon the natives who were asleep. They succeeded in killing all they could see, amounting to thirty five (35). I was particular in ascertaining the exact number and they (the natives) gave me the same number over and over again. The slaughtered consisted of men, women and children. The above named native
4088-531: The nearby Sons of Freedom mine. German-born Bredt was the father of Bertha Bredt, who married the famous Australian poet and writer Henry Lawson . Prior to this, she had worked at the Bairnsdale Hospital. During this period, Bairnsdale's Main Street was fashioned, though it remained unsealed, leading to issues with dust in the summer and mud in the winter. Asphalting didn't take place until 1883. Nicholson Street
4161-472: The region Jones decided to take up the area of Lucknow. He named it such, in contrast to the other settlers Frederick Taylor and John M. Loughnan who had taken up Lindenow—the reason being that Jones had left Sydney a poor man and he felt auspicious about his new life and hence felt his 'luck' was on the ascendancy. In 1848 John Archer who was a retired sea-captain was appointed manager of Lucknow Station. Jones traveled back to New South Wales to visit his run on
4234-406: The region lay submerged beneath ancient oceanic waters. A comprehensive geological survey of Victoria's Great Dividing Range reveals a distinct north-south alignment in its bedrock, a vestige of the bygone epochs of plate tectonics. This enduring geological framework, coupled with ongoing tectonic activity, contributes to the dynamic topography witnessed in the eastern Victorian landscape, including
4307-575: The river in poplars adjacent to Riverine St. The native bats pollinate over 100 species of native trees and plants and have declined across their range by over 95% since 1900. Their long-distance movement of floral genetic material reduces the in-breeding of trees and help produce strong timber. With a high mortality rate and low reproduction considerable efforts are being devoted to the bats' conservation. Macleod Morass and Jones Bay Wildlife Reserves cover an area of 557 hectares and 123 hectares, respectively. The Reserves lie immediately south of Bairnsdale at
4380-415: The soil profiles and the types of vegetation that thrive in the area. The Mitchell River flows into Lake King and Jones Bay at Eagle Point Bluff. The Mitchell, Tambo and Nicholson rivers deliver a combined discharge of 1.1 gigalitres per year into the lakes system. The Strategic Management Plan quotes that about 100,000 tonnes of suspended solids (excluding bottom sediments) are estimated to enter
4453-403: The time, instructed William Jefferson to retrieve the remains and they were re-interred at the present cemetery. As far back as the 1920s the cemetery was frequently criticised for its untidy appearance. It was proposed around this time that the cemetery be removed from the overseer of the council and transferred to the care of the different denominations. This was not adopted. In 1990 control of
SECTION 60
#17329269381944526-528: The track is relatively straight, long and flat and takes users over two small bridges and crosses Phillips Lane and Morrisson Road before it intersects with the Princes Highway, which was given that name in 1920 when the Country Roads Board assumed control of the whole length of highway between Melbourne and Eden . Murdering Gully massacre Murdering Gully, formerly known as Puuroyup to
4599-556: The varied climatic conditions across the terrain. The primary land use around Mount Taylor includes conservation, forestry, recreation, and water supply. The area is managed for both its ecological value and its resources. However, the region is susceptible to various forms of land deterioration, including sheet, rill, and gully erosion, as well as mass movement, particularly in disturbed areas such as roads and cleared lands. The region around Mount Taylor experiences significant rainfall, ranging between 700-1200 mm per annum, influencing both
4672-545: The very last, they fought bravely for their lives against fearful odds". Both men are remembered upon a marble tablet installed at the Mechanics' Hall (The Bairnsdale Library). The Mitchell Delta is represented as a type-L under the Ramsar wetland type classification framework, which means that it is a permanent inland delta . The Mitchell Delta is a classic form of digitate delta (from Latin digitātus , having finger or toes ) and
4745-761: The vicinity. Eight migratory bird species found in the reserves are listed under the international Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement 1974 (JAMBA), China–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement 1987 (CAMBA) and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals . Macleod Morass is an important breeding site for Australian white ibis ( Threskiornis moluccus ), straw-necked ibis ( Threskiornis spinicollis ) and black-winged stilt ( Himantopus himantopus ). Management strategies are in place to protect known sites of significant fauna and colonial breeding waterbirds from unnecessary disturbance, particularly
4818-475: Was built (still on the corner of Francis and Service Streets) and opened by Bishop Moorhouse on 24 June 1884. Bairnsdale's centre gardens stretch from the Mitchell River to the western edge of town, a distance of about 4 kilometres (2 mi). The main garden section runs for over 500 metres (550 yd) through the central commercial district and features beds of flowering annuals and perennials , numerous mature deciduous and evergreen trees, war memorials and
4891-487: Was commenced in 1913, replacing an earlier brick church which had been built thirty years earlier in 1883. Murals rivaling those of many European churches cover the walls and ceiling of St Mary's in Bairnsdale depicting saints , the trinity and scenes of hell , purgatory, heaven and the crucifixion . Every year the church receives up to 80,000 visitors from all over Australia and the world. The murals were painted by out of work Italian artist Francesco Floreani during
4964-418: Was formed in 1877, followed by MacLeod Street in 1879. Bairnsdale is sited on a bend of the Mitchell River , with the river flowing from the west along the northern edge of the town, before turning south to flow along the eastern edge, although suburbs are now found across the river to both north and east, e.g. Wy Yung, Eastwood and Lucknow . Mount Taylor is a mountain located just north of Bairnsdale and
5037-641: Was formed in 1993 as a merger of two separate high schools: the Bairnsdale Technical School (earlier known as the Bairnsdale School of Mines and Industries) and Bairnsdale High School. Nagle College , which has about 1,000 students, was founded in 1958 by the Presentation Sisters holds to a Catholic tradition. It later adopted the Salesian traditions of St John Bosco , with the arrival of
5110-484: Was one of the party attacked and succeeded in hiding himself among the long grass and thus escaped. The whites immediately threw the bodies into a waterhole, and left the spot leaving the bodies there. Charles Sievwright collected another witness statement from Wan-geg-a-mon relating to the murder of his wife and child in the massacre: ...about six moons ago, I with my lubra and child (male) were encamped with thirty others Aboriginal natives, men, women and children, upon
5183-451: Was originally classified as a 'deep freshwater marsh ' but currently only approximately 30% of the morass is still representative of the original classification. Water inflows to the morass are dominated by catchment run-off from Cobblers Creek and several smaller intermittent streams, urban stormwater from McGees Gully, and direct rainfall. Major floods in the Mitchell River result in complete inundation of Macleod Morass and serve to 'flush'
5256-420: Was seen as one of the major colonial ports. The brick Bairnsdale railway station opened in 1890 with other platforms and railway infrastructure being completed at the same time. The contractor R. Kreokel won the contract for the work to be carried out for the amount of £2,322. Shipping services from Bairnsdale to metropolitan areas linked with the railway so local primary producers could send their goods off to
5329-408: Was so impressed by the large number of children on the run, the children of his stockmen, that he called it Bairns-dale, or "valley of the children". Development and Growth In 1876, the Bairnsdale Shire, which grew to become one of the largest in Victoria in the 1880s, was led out of administrative chaos by former shire auditor and shipping agent Herman Bredt. He had also acted as a mine manager for
#193806