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TRAVEL The Murray River

The Murray River

ECHUCA/MOAMA

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 from Southern New South Wales bolster Moama’s fortunes in years almost every building in Moama
The Moama Story to the gold fields at Bendigo in the to come. Moama declined when was inundated or submerged by
1850’s, the settlement became a the cattle market crashed in the
flood-waters.
Moama has had a chequered his- cattle market and crossing place late 1850’s though competition A temporary wooden bridge
tory. When the settlement began and big deals took place across the from Echuca, a short way down- spanning the Murray River was
in 1845, it was known as Maiden’s bar of Maiden’s Junction Inn. There stream was partly to blame. built in 1876 until the Iron Bridge
Punt, named after James Maiden – were great celebrations in the The little settlement hung on and was completed in 1878. The new
punt owner, station manager, pub- small town in 1843 when Captain in the 1860’s, police barracks, a rail bridge that currently exists
lican and post master. Three years William Randell, the first person school, post and telegraph office was built in 1989.
later the village area was surveyed to travel upstream from Goolwa, were established giving an air This was helped by many selec-
and lots were put up for sale when arrived in the paddle-steamer, of permanency to the township. tors who took up land to the North
the town was renamed Moama, in “Mary Ann”. The trip was the fore- Unfortunately the feeling of sta- of Moama from 1862. Their wheat
1851. runner of the boat building indus- bility was dispelled by disastrous crops were sent to Palmer’s Flour
Situated on the main cattle route try and river trade that was to floods that occurred in 1870 when Mill in Meninya Street after 1880,
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