ARMY MUSEUM BANDIANA
The original
collection was first established in 1972 then known as the Royal Australian
Army Ordnance Corps Centre at Bandiana.
The collection quickly outgrew this location and was moved to its present site in 1976. The building is corrugated iron clad and timber framed and was built in 1940. The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Museum was officially opened in 1976. In 1997 the integration of the Army Transport Museum from Puckapunyal, the Army Catering Corps Historical Collection from storage in Bandiana and these all form the Army Museum Bandiana on 1st July 1997.
The collection quickly outgrew this location and was moved to its present site in 1976. The building is corrugated iron clad and timber framed and was built in 1940. The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Museum was officially opened in 1976. In 1997 the integration of the Army Transport Museum from Puckapunyal, the Army Catering Corps Historical Collection from storage in Bandiana and these all form the Army Museum Bandiana on 1st July 1997.
The Museum
houses the following collections:- 2/23rd Australian Infantry
Battalion (Albury’s Own), Australian Women’s Army Service, Australian Service
Nurses, Vietnam Veterans, United Nation and Army Apprentices.
The Museum has
5,000 sq meters of display space under the one roof and has 120 vehicles and motor
cycles, weapons, guns, tanks, audio displays, medals, uniforms and much more.
ALBURY
Is located on
the Hume Highway and is the second major city of the Riverina region located on
the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. The Albury Botanical Gardens 
It is separated from its twin city, Wodonga, in Victoria by the Murray River. Monument Hill in Albury is the location of the city’s distinctive First World War Memorial
and provides a good view of the city. Wonga Wetlands west of the city and adjacent to the Murray River is a key feature of Albury’s use of treated wastewater and consists of a series of lagoons and billabongs, the Wonga Wetlands features more than 150 species of birdlife and a Aquatic Environment Education Centre.
It is separated from its twin city, Wodonga, in Victoria by the Murray River. Monument Hill in Albury is the location of the city’s distinctive First World War Memorial
and provides a good view of the city. Wonga Wetlands west of the city and adjacent to the Murray River is a key feature of Albury’s use of treated wastewater and consists of a series of lagoons and billabongs, the Wonga Wetlands features more than 150 species of birdlife and a Aquatic Environment Education Centre.
Albury rail
system
is on the main Sydney-Melbourne railway line. Originally, New South Wales and Victoria had different railway gauges, which meant that all travelers in either direction had to change trains at Albury. To accommodate this a very long railway platform was needed, 450 meters possibly the longest in Australia.
Norouil Park
As a small boy I use to swim at that sandy point.
is on the main Sydney-Melbourne railway line. Originally, New South Wales and Victoria had different railway gauges, which meant that all travelers in either direction had to change trains at Albury. To accommodate this a very long railway platform was needed, 450 meters possibly the longest in Australia.
Norouil Park
As a small boy I use to swim at that sandy point.
Lake Hume is
situated on the Murray River upstream of Albury The Hume Dam wall took 17 years to construct (1919-1936),
when full the lake covers 80sq kilometers.
WODONGA
Wodonga is
situated on the southern side of the Murray River. Wodonga was founded in 1852, becoming a important river port
for nearby Victorian goldfields and the first bridge across the Murray was
build in 1860. In 1947 a migrant
camp was established east of Wodonga which was part of the government’s post-war
migration scheme. Wodonga is
separated from Albury by Gateway island which is surrounded by the Murray River
and Wodonga Creek.
BEECHWORTH
Beechworth is
one of Victoria’s best preserved former gold mining towns.
The Historical and Cultural Precinct is a major attraction comprising of the towns court house, telegraph station, town hall, a museum and a dark cell which at one time housed the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly. In autumn the trees along the streets have a beautiful colour display.
The Historical and Cultural Precinct is a major attraction comprising of the towns court house, telegraph station, town hall, a museum and a dark cell which at one time housed the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly. In autumn the trees along the streets have a beautiful colour display.
YACKANDANDAH
Yackandandah’s
entire commercial centre has been classified by the National Trust and features well preserved buildings which date back to the mid and late 1800’s during the height of the towns gold mining days.
Hume Weir
A visit to my Aunty Wilma's house
entire commercial centre has been classified by the National Trust and features well preserved buildings which date back to the mid and late 1800’s during the height of the towns gold mining days.
Hume Weir
A visit to my Aunty Wilma's house
