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Yackandandah
Summary
Yackandandah ˈjækənˌdændə is a small tourist town in northeast Victoria, Australia. It is near the regional cities of Wodonga and Albury, and is close to the tourist town of Beechworth. At the , Yackandandah had a population of 2,008.
The indigenous people of the area prior to white colonization were the Dhudhuroa people, in whose language the toponym Yackandandah is said to have meant “one boulder on top of another at the junction of two creeks”, namely the Yackandandah and Commissioner creeks' intersection.
The area was first opened to white settlement when James Osborne took up land at Osborne's Flat in 1844. On the discovery of gold deposits on its territory in 1852, it became a gold mining centre known for its alluvial wet mining techniques. Yackandandah Post Office opened on 13 June 1856. Another office nearby, Yackandandah Junction, opened in 1872 but closed in 1885.
In his local book, Antony O'Brien (p. 22) quotes an old poem published in the Melbourne Punch, 11 June 1857, titled, "The Lass of Yackandandah".
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The area is now predominantly a dairy farming and forestry region and has numerous bed and breakfast lodges which allow its many visitors to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the district's forest and mountains. It is close to achieving self-sufficiency in energy supply, foreseen to be reached by 2024, based on solar power.
The town is affectionately known as "Yack".
The commercial center of the town, known as the Yackandandah Conservation Area, is recorded on the Register of the National Estate.
Golfers play at the course of the Yackandandah Golf Club on Racecourse Road.
The Yackandandah Cricket Club play in both junior and senior grades in the Cricket Albury Wodonga competition.
Yackandandah Football / Netball Club
The town has had an active Australian rules football team since its first club meeting in 1881 and have competed in the Tallangatta & District Football League, since 1945, winning senior football premierships in 1964 and 2000.
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