This walk looks at the people and places that shaped Wangaratta's past. From the banks of the Ovens River where the Bpangerang Original inhabitants lived we follow the paths of the explorers, overlanders, landseekers and townspeople. Meet at Marmungun rock in Apex Park for a 10am start Tour length 1 hour and 2km Booking information …
The Wangaratta Historical Society is pleased to display, "Ratray's Store and Punt - Crossing the Ovens - 1839" the painting by renowned local artist J. Colin Angus. This iconic painting is rarely seen and tells an important part of the story of Wangaratta's history as well as the painting history of Colin Angus. An opening …
Colin Angus painting viewing “Ratray’s Punt and Store – 1839” Read More »
Told in folk songs will be the story of Wangaratta. How abundant fertile land, lush grass and abundant water created 'Port Phillip Fever'. Settlers arrived in wagon trains to squat on vast tracts of land, paying 10 pounds a year in rent. It was inevitable that Ovens Crossing would become a settlement and Wangaratta was …
