Manangatang, Victoria

Manangatang Victoria
Manangatang
Population:	448(2006)[1]
Postcode:	3546
Coordinates:	35°03′16.45″S 142°52′57.28″E / 35.0545694°S 142.8825778°E / -35.0545694; 142.8825778Coordinates: 35°03′16.45″S 142°52′57.28″E / 35.0545694°S 142.8825778°E / -35.0545694; 142.8825778
Location:	412 km (256 mi) NW of Melbourne 85 km (53 mi) NW of Swan Hill 58 km (36 mi) E of Ouyen 48 km (30 mi) W of Tooleybuc
LGA:	Rural City of Swan Hill
State District:	Swan Hill
Federal Division:	Mallee

Manangatang (pronounced /məˈnæŋɡətæŋ/) is a remote town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Manangatang had a population of 448. It is sometimes noted for its unusual name, from an Aboriginal term - "manang" meaning land and "kaaiti" meaning water. A Mr A T Creswick, who held the BUMBANG Station, had a hut on or near the present township. Surveyed blocks, each of about one square mile in area, were available in 1911. Manangatang was proclaimed a town in 1915. In January 1919, the local police station was set up with mounted Constable E E Dunkley in charge. 1930 saw settlement by some Punjabi emigrants. Mrs Della Dillon opened a store in the town in 1912. The first sale of township subdivision was in 1913 at prices ranging from 15 to 30 pounds.

The post office opened on 6 January 1913 when the township was settled.^[2] Miss Alice McKinnon was the Post Mistress from that time until 1958 when she sold the premises. Her 44 years of service was recognised by the public at a gathering in her honour that year. A progress association was successful in having state School no 3263 opened on 26 September 1914.

The local area consists mainly of farming, primarily wheat and sheep but also cows and birds such as squab.

The Managatang Football Club, an Australian rules football team then competing in the Mallee Football League, was made famous by a catchphrase of commentator Lou Richards; "They couldn't beat the Manangatang thirds."^[3]

The town in conjunction with nearby township Tooleybuc, New South Wales now has an Australian rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League.^[4]

Manangatang has a horse racing club, the Manangatang Racing Club, which holds one race meeting a year, the Manangatang Cup meeting on Caulfield Guineas day in October.^[5]

Golfers play at the course of the Manangatang Golf Club at the Recreation Reserve.^[6]

The town possesses Victoria's smallest public hospital and nursing home. Manangatang also has a combined high school and primary school, a preschool and a tennis club.

Manangatang has an Annual Reunion on the second Saturday of February at approx 10.30 am in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne. The gathering is near the Fairy Tree and the kiosk. This reunion has been going for over 75 years.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Manangatang (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26087&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 1 October 2007. 
2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=. Retrieved 4 November 2008 
3. ^ McClure, Geoff (2003). "Sporting Life". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/03/1062548903465.html?from=storyrhs. Retrieved 29 January 2007. 
4. ^ "Tooleybuc Manangatang". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/tooleybuc-m%27tang.htm. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
5. ^ "Manangatang Racing Club". Country Racing website. Country Racing Victoria. 2010. http://www.countryracing.com.au/clubs/manangatang/. 
6. ^ Golf Select. "Manangatang". http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1019. Retrieved 11 May 2009 

• Back to Manangatang Book Easter 1959

External links

• Manangatang website maintained by the local school