Wangaratta, Victoria

Wangaratta is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia. About 19,000 people live there. It is about  from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city of Benalla   is to the south west, and Albury and Wodonga  to the north east. The Ovens and King Rivers which flow from the Victorian Alps meet at Wangaratta. It is in the local government area of the Rural City of Wangaratta.

History
Gold was found in the area during the 1850s.  A Post Office opened on 1 February 1843, as Ovens, and moved to the town and was renamed Wangaratta in 1854. The Ovens office, and the Kilmore office which opened the same day, were the fifth and sixth to open in the Port Phillip District (Victoria). They were also the first two inland offices.

The small town of Glenrowan about 10 km away is known as the site of the final shootout that led to the capture of Australia's most famous bushranger, Ned Kelly.

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Category:Cities in Victoria