Boundary Bend, Victoria

Boundary Bend
Victoria
Murray River at Boundary Bend
Boundary Bend is located in Rural City of Swan Hill
Boundary Bend
Boundary Bend
Coordinates34°43′0″S 143°09′0″E / 34.71667°S 143.15000°E / -34.71667; 143.15000
Population132 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3599
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Swan Hill
State electorate(s)Mildura
Federal division(s)Mallee
Localities around Boundary Bend:
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
Lake Powell Boundary Bend New South Wales
Wandown Kooloonong Narrung

Boundary Bend is a town in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is near the junction of the Murray River and Murrumbidgee River. It is located about 50 kilometres east along the Murray Valley Highway from the twin towns of Robinvale in Victoria and Euston in New South Wales, about 90 km north of Swan Hill.[2] At the 2016 census, Boundary Bend and the surrounding area had a population of 132.[1]

The access to the junction of the two rivers is down a track off the highway. It was at this point that Captain Charles Sturt and his party of explorers first sighted the Murray River in 1830. They had travelled down the Murrumbidgee, and continued downstream along the Murray in their whaleboat.[3]

Boundary Bend Post Office opened on 6 April 1923.[4]

For many years, there were two Paddle Steamer hulls located just underwater on the southern bank of the Murray River. These were the Canally and the Hero. Both hulls were raised and removed for restoration February 1998.[5] The PS Hero was restored to operation at Echuca.

Boundary Bend is popular for its fishing and relaxed lifestyle.[6]

Many returned soldiers from the First World War were allocated farming blocks to the south of the town.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Boundary Bend". Australian Bureau if Statistics. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Boundary Bend, Victoria on the Murray River". www.murrayriver.com.au. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Australian Biography St-Sy". gutenberg.net.au. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 2 April 2021
  5. ^ Christopher, Peter (2001). Paddlesteamers and Riverboats of the River Murray (Revised and Enlarged ed.). Axiom Publishing. ISBN 1 86476 040 0.
  6. ^ Authority, Victorian Fisheries (18 May 2023). "Murray River". VFA. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Soldier settlement after the First World War | Australian War Memorial". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 23 December 2023.