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Below you will find an alphabetical listing of Tourist Attractions for Rutherglen. Any attraction that is underlined is linked to more information.
ABORIGINAL ART SITE
Yeddonba aboriginal art site is "hidden" in the bush near Mt Pilot. This site is well worth a visit as it has been clearly labelled, well set out and clearly marked pathways,fully maintained and provides some extremely interesting facts, spectacular views and a "strange feeling" being in a sacred place. The rock caves are also fascinating. It will leave you with the question of how were these "Chiltern" aboriginals able to paint a Tasmanian Tiger ? Aboriginal Site Mt Pilot ( Chiltern )
ABORIGINAL ART Doma Mungi Gallery ( Chiltern )
ABORIGINAL CANOE TREE At Lake Moodemere
ABORIGINAL TOWN NAMES A listing of aboriginal town names and their meanings from the North East.
ANIMALS Long Neck Tortices at Lake King
ANTIQUES Approximately 3 Shops in Main Street.
BBQ LOCATIONS Lake King and Memorial Park, Murray Street Stantons Bend, past lake Moodemere Granthams Bend, near All Saints Winery Police Paddocks, Police Paddocks Road Many of the local wineries, check brochure or tourist info.
BICYCLE HIRE
Available at Corowa Tourist Information Centre Rutherglen Tourist Information Centre
BICYCLE TOURS
Mountains to the Murray Bicycle Rail Trail This project will provide cyclists the opportunity to ride from Bright in the High Country to Wahgunyah on the Murray along the disued railway line, a distance of approximately 120 kilometres.
BIRD PARK
BIRD WATCHING Chiltern is Victoria's Birdwatching Capital
BOATING Rutherglen is an ideal location for all types of boating and water sports, with both the Murray River and Lake Moodemere being ideal for waterskiing, rowing, canoeing and fishing.
BOAT RAMPS Located at Corowa Ball Park Caravan Park, Located end of Lone Pine Ave, Corowa Lake Moodemere
BOWLING Corowa Bowling Club Corowa RSL Club Indoor Bowling at Corowa RSL Club Rutherglen Bowling Club Howlong Bowling Club
BROWN CAIRN Lindsay Brown, together with Thomas Clarke, took up the Gooramadda Run in 1839. He planted the first vineyard in the district.
BUS TOUR Grapevine Gettaway Bus Tour
BUSHWALKING There are a few bushwalking tracks, See tourist Information Centre The main track is the River Walk from the John Foord Bridge, Wahgunyah, along the Victorian side of the Murray River, to St Leonards Winery, St Leonards Road, Wahgunyah, near All Saints Winery. A feature of the walk are the huge River Gums, the large variety of wildlife, and the relaxing nature of the huge Murray River.
CAMPING HOLIDAYS The Murray River with help from the Parks and Gardens and Conservation and Envioronment Departments provides some magnificent locations for weekend camping, or even camping holidays. These locations are on the Victorian side of the Murray River, and are set amongst huge River Gums, many on beautiful sweeping river corners. Tables and BBQ facilities are available, but there are no toilet facilities. Rubbish collection sites or containers are at most locations. These locations are generally well signposted, but please check with the local Tourist Information centre for more details or a map. The locations are listed from Barnawartha North, and are listed in order as they go downstream. Richardsons Bend, North Barnawartha Shaws Flat Granthams Bend, Wagunyah Lumbys Bend Taylors bend
CANOE LOCATIONS Canoeing can be experienced all along the Murray River, perhaps using one of the above Camping Locations as a base. Lake Moodemere is ideal for the learner as there is little current, and for the kids, Lake King in Rutherglen is only about the size of a football ground, an excellent training ground.
CAR RACING Corowa Speedway, Wahgunyah Speedway
CEMETERY TOURS The John Foord Cemetery, was a private cemetery which commenced in 1859 and closed in 1886. The Carlyle Cemetery commenced in 1865. It has some Chinese Burning Towers from the Gold Rush era. See the Tourist Information Centre for site locations and tours.
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS Ball Park, Corowa.
CLUBS The Corowa RSL Club The Corowa Golf Club The Rutherglen Golf Club The Howlong Golf Club
COROWA FISH FARM
COROWA IRIS NURSERY
CRAFT SHOPS Main Street
DANCES The Corowa RSL Club
DARTS The Victoria Hotel
DOLL MUSEUM Gerogery Doll Museum, North of Albury
DRIVING TOURS There are many driving tours, so for brochures please call into the local Tourist Information Centre. Driving Tour of Rutherglen Historic Features
EVENTS Please look in the Rutherglen Calendar of Events, or ring the Tourist Info. FEDERATION PHOTOGRAPH The Famous Painting/ Photograph of Australias First Parliament is on display at Chiltern Athenaeum.
FESTIVALS Please look in the Rutherglen Calendar of Events, or ring the Tourist Info.
FISHING Good fishing is available all along the Murray River and in the many local streams. FISH FARM, COROWA FLYING Parachuting Club Corowa Gliding Club
FOREST The Chiltern White Box and Ironbark Forest is a unique forest which provides some magnificent walking tracks and also pleasant driving roads. White Box Walking Track, 8.5 Km ( Chiltern ) GALLERIES Main Street, Corowa.
GARDENS
GARDEN IRIS
GLIDING Corowa Gliding Club
GAOL Original Double Cell Lock Up at Chiltern.
GOLD 49.26 tons of gold was known to have been removed from this area. GOLD DISCOVERY CAIRN Erecred in 1930 opposite the Tourist Information Centre, a tribute to the party of miners who discovered gold near this point in September 1860.
GOLD MINES
Magenta Gold Mine ( Chiltern )
GOLD MINES RUTHERGLEN There are many Old Goldmines in the area. 1 Murray Valley. Commenced 1866. Closed 1869. Shaft 283 feet. 2 Golden Gate. Commenced 1889, Closed 1902, Shaft 251 feet. 3 Great Southern No One, Commenced 1894, Electric plant installed 1899 to light and haul. Shaft 408 feet. 4 Southern & Prentice United. Commenced 1895, Shaft 420 feet. 5 North Prentice, Commenced 1894, Closed 1909. 6 Great Northern Extended Consols, Commenced in 1893, Closed 1910. Yeild 8,890 ounces of gold. The 8 horses used for underground haulage were sold in 1910. 7 Prentice Freehold. Commenced 1891, Closed 1898. 8 Great Northern Extended, Commenced 1880, Closed 1910, Shaft 290 feet. 9 Great Southern. Commenced 1892, Closed 1914. Shaft 440 feet. Water pumped for eight years before work commenced. Cyanide gold extraction was used on tailings from 1937. 10 Great Southern Consols. Commenced in 1895, Closed 1911, Shaft 400 feet. 11 Lilliput. Commenced 1862, Closed 1965.
GOLD MINE DRIVE TOUR Press here for more details and map.
GLIDING Albury Corowa Gliding Club
GOLF CLUBS Corowa Golf Club Howlong Golf Club Rutherglen Golf Club
GOLF DRIVING RANGE Practice Fairway, Corowa Golf Club
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
HISTORIC TOWN TOUR
HISTORY OF RUTHERGLEN
HORSE RACING Corowa Racing Club
HORSE RIDING Trail Rides - Mt Pilot Tourist Farm INDOOR BOWLING The Corowa RSL Club
INDOOR SWIMMING POOL Heated Pool, Golf Club
JOY FLIGHTS Corowa Gliding Club. KANGAROOS KOALAS
KEG FACTORY Minature Kegs are available at All Saints Estate, Keg Factory,
LAKES
LAWN BOWLS Corowa Bowling Club Corowa RSL Club Indoor Bowling at Corowa RSL Club Rutherglen Bowling Club Howlong Bowling Club LIMOUSINE HIRE Corowa Limousine Hire
LOOKOUTS Water Tower, Rutherglen Wine Bottle
MAJOR MITCHELL CAIRN Located next to Murray River off the Howlong Bridges Road. Well signposted.
MAJOR MITCHELL COCKATOO
MAP of Rutherglen
MINATURE WINE CASKS Minature Kegs are available at All Saints Estate, Keg Factory, Corowa Darby Woodware
MORTON BAY FIG TREE Planted in 1877, currently approximately 23 metres high. Located opposite Carlyle House.
MOTORBIKE RACING Corowa Speedway
MOUNT OCHTERTYRE Named by Major Mitchell in October 1836 on his return to Sydney. Mitchell climbed Mt Ochtertyre to look for a place to cross the Murray River. His actual Crossing place is marked with a cairn, located on the Howlong Road about 800 metres after you cross into Victoria. To climb Mt Ochtertyre, a fairly gentle climb, travel down Mia Mia Road from the Murray River end and turn right into Ochtertyre Lane. A notice and a stye over the fence will indicate the starting point.
MOUNTAIN BIKE HIRE Tourist Information Centre
MUSEUMS Federation Museum, Corowa Gerogery Dolls Museum, North of Albury
NETHERBY CELLARS
NIGHT CLUBS The Corowa RSL Club The Corowa Golf Club The Howlong Golf Club
OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS Ball Park, Corowa Rutherglen Memorial Park
PARACHUTING Corowa Parachuting Club, Corowa Airport
PARKS Ball Park, Corowa
PICNIC LOCATIONS next to Lake King, full childrens playground and facilities. Ball Park, Corowa, next to the Murray River, full childrens playground and facilities. All Saints Winery Lake Moodemere Camping and Picnic Reserves along the Murray River
PLAYGROUNDS Ball Park, Corowa
RACECOURSE Corowa Racecourse, South Corowa.
RIVER BEACHES Rowers Park, underneath John Foord Bridge Stantons Bend, near Lake Moodemere
RIVER SWIMMING Rowers Park, Corowa, underneath John Foord Bridge. Stantons Bend, near Lake Moodemere. Granthams Bend, Wahgunyah
RIVER WALKS Simple Walk A simple amble along the Mighty Murray for as long as you wish, commencing on the eastern or right hand side of the John Foord Bridge in Wahgunyah, heading towards Granthams Bend and St Leonards Winery.. Walk to Grantham's Bend 3 Km An easy walk along the Murray River to a magnificent reserve which has been set aside for camping, picnicing, swimming, and water sports. A member of your party can drive to pick you up there, or to bring the food. BBQ facilities are there. The walk is approximately 3 kilometres. To drive there go past All Saints on your left hand side, and turn left into the dirt road.Turn right at the river. The walk is approximately 3 kilometres. Walk to St Leonards Winery 5Km Again it is the same starting point next to the John Foord Bridge, walking with the river to your left, walk past the magnificent reserve known as Granthams Bend, and approximately 2 kilometres further you will come to the equally magnificent St Leonards Estate, which has picnic and BBQ facilities.
ROLLER BLADE DISH AND JUMPS John Street, Corowa
RUTHERGLEN TRAIN RIDES Wahgunyah to Rutherglen and Lillyput. The Stringybark Express runs from the Wahgunyah Station along the old Springhurst to Wahgunyah railway line. The train operates on weekends and public holidays, but is for hire any day, group bookings for as little as $25.
SAVAGE CAIRN In honour of Michael Savage 4th November 1990. Prime Minister of New Zealand 1935 to 1940, was a local Rutherglen Boy. SKATEBOARD DISH John St. Corowa SKY DIVING Corowa Parachuting Club. Corowa Airport
SWIMMING POOLS Rutherglen Swimming Pool, Memorial Park Corowa Swimming Pool, Ball Park.
TOWN BICYCLE TOUR TOWN DRIVE TOUR TOWN WALKING TOUR
TRAIL RIDES Trail Rides - Mt Pilot Tourist Farm TRAIN RIDES Stringy Bark Express The Stringybark Express runs from the Wahgunyah Station along the old Springhurst to Wahgunyah railway line. The train is for hire any day.
Corowa Mini Train The mini train runs around the Corowa Sports Club Park during Markets and Special Occasions. Please contact the Tourist Information Centre. TRAIN TURNTABLE At Corowa in the Gardens in front of the Corowa RSL Club is the old train turntable. It is located about 300 metres on the Melbourne side of the Corowa Railway Station. Turntable.
VIDAL CELLARS VIDEO HIRE There is one video hire in each of Corowa and Rutherglen's shopping centres. WALKING PATHS Memorial Park, Rutherglen, approximate 10 minute walk. River Walk The River Walk is from the John Foord Bridge, Wahgunyah, along the Victorian side of the Murray River, to St Leonards Winery, St Leonards Road, Wahgunyah, near All Saints Winery. A feature of the walk are the huge River Gums, the large variety of wildlife, and the relaxing nature of the huge Murray River. Approximate time, 1 hour.
WALLACE CAIRN John A Wallace was the "father" of the Chiltern Rutherglen Goldfield, having interests of over 40 miles of leads in alluvial and quartz mining. Rutherglen was named after his birthplace in Scotland. WATER SKIING Water Sking is a favourite sport along the Murray. Boat ramps are available at the Ball Park Caravan Park in Corowa, and at the end of Lone Pine Ave, Corowa. You can Ski all the way to Yarrawonga and Lake Mulwala. WATER TOWER The Water Tower was completed in 1900 to serve the town's water supply. A new reservoir was constructed in 1945. The mesh wine bottle top was erected in December, 1969.
WEIGHTS and MEASURES See what a scruple is. How many barley corns in an inch? How many inches in a palm? How many hundredweight in a ton?
WINERIES Rutherglen is world famous for its fortified wines. There are 19 wineries in the Rutherglen area.
WINERY TOURS Grapevine Getaway Mini Bus
WINE BARREL WASHING MACHINE Located at the Common School Museum, well worth a look.
WINERY TOUR, SELF DRIVE Press Here for Winery Self Drive Tour
YABBIE FARM Murray Bank Motel, Corowa
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