| Muckatah Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Muckatah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°00′50″S145°38′51″E / 36.01389°S 145.64750°E Coordinates: 36°00′50″S145°38′51″E / 36.01389°S 145.64750°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 213 [1] (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3636 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Moira | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Nicholls | ||||||||||||||
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Muckatah is a locality in northern Victoria, Australia in the local government area of the Shire of Moira.
The word Muckatah means 'a little plain'.
The post office opened on 1 November 1881 and was closed on 30 June 1920. [2]
Settlers arrived in Muckatah about 1876 when the area was thickly covered by huge trees. These were felled by axe, cut into lengths with a crosscut saw, shaped by broad axe and made into dwellings.
The first crops of wheat were grown on areas of up to 10 acres or so with the bags of grain carted to Benalla and later, Numurkah. A bush track was used to travel to Shepparton for mail and supplies. The earliest selections were of 320 acres. A racecourse was in use by 1895 and a golf course on the same site in later years. Some early settlers were Nunan, Noonan, Salmon, Parnell, Gleeson, Lane, Hanrahan, Charles, Jessop, Flynn, Keady, Kennedy, Dunn, Walsh, McIntyre, Fields, Duffy and McCormack. In the early village was a hotel, post office and blacksmith.
At Muckatah, an annual St Patrick's Day Race meeting commenced in 1881, and an athletics meet in 1883, the following results were recorded:
A Coursing Club held its first event at Muckatah on 16 August 1890. On that day a prize of 10/- was offered to the winner. [3]
Moire Shire Council was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Cobram, Shire of Nathalia, Shire of Numurkah, and parts of the Shire of Tungamah and Shire of Yarrawonga. [4] Cobram's plan of an amalgamation of the five shires was accepted, but its suggested name for the newly created shire was not. 'Muckatah' was not seen as being sufficiently representative of all the amalgamating shires and so 'Moira' was chosen. [5]
In 1888 the Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) was formed and consisted of sides from Cobram, Numurkah, Wunghnu, Yarroweyah, Muckatah and Nathalia, with Muckatah going onto win five GVFA premierships and were runners up eleven times. They also won the two Murray Border Football Association premierships, as well as two Federal District Football Association premierships too! Muckatah joined the Katandra District Football Association in 1930 for one season only and were runners up to the Yabba Football Club.
Muckatah was one of the foundation clubs of the Murray Football League (MFL) in 1931, along with the following clubs, Barooga, Cobram, Muckatah, Numurkah, Strathmerton and Tocumwal. The Muckatah Football Club was disbanded in 1939. [6]
E. Ted Bourke played with Muckatah prior to playing with Richmond Football Club and Charlie Fisher played with Muckatah prior to playing with Carlton Football Club.
Muckatah played in the following football competitions between 1888 and 1939.
Goulburn Valley Football Association
Gedye's Victoria Hotel Trophy
Murray Border Football Association
Goulburn Valley Football Association
Murray Border Football Association
Federal District Football Association
Goulburn Valley Football Association
Federal District Football Association
Goulburn Valley Football Association
Katandra & District Football Association
Murray Border Football Association
Goulburn Valley Football Association
Federal District Football Association
Goulburn Valley Football Association (Juniors)
Goulburn Valley Football Association
Goulburn Valley Football Association (Juniors)
Katandra District Football Association
Moira Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Northern Victoria Region of Victoria, Australia. Located in the north-east part of the state, it covers an area of 4,045 square kilometres (1,562 sq mi). As at June 2021 the population was 30,018.
Cobram is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is on the Murray River which forms the border between Victoria and New South Wales. Cobram along with the nearby towns of Numurkah and Yarrawonga is part of Shire of Moira and is the administrative centre of the council. Its twin town of Barooga is located on the north side of the Murray River. Surrounding Cobram are a number of orchards, dairy farms and wineries. At the 2016 census, Cobram had a population of 6,014. Barooga's population is currently 1,817.
The Picola & District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the AFL Victoria Country.
The Strathmerton Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football and netball club that was established in 1894 and has been affiliated with the Picola & District Football League since 1994.
The Katamatite Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the small Victorian town of Katamatite.
The Dookie United Football Netball Club, known as the "Dooks", is an Australian rules football and netball club playing in the Kyabram District Football Netball League. Dookie United is based in the small Victorian town of Dookie.
The Murray Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League. The league covers a large area of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales from Shepparton in the south to Deniliquin in the north.
The Tocumwal Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Bloods, is an Australian rules football and netball club that entered the Picola & District Football League in 2014. The club is based in the town of Tocumwal located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
The Barooga Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Barooga located in the Riverina district of New South Wales.
The Cobram Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the regional city of Cobram located in north east Victoria. Cobram teams currently compete in the Murray FNL.
The Numurkah Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Numurkah located in north east Victoria.
The Nathalia Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Purples, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the town of Nathalia located in north east Victoria. The club currently compete in the Murray League, which Nathalia joined in 1931.
The Shire of Cobram was a local government area on the Murray River in the Goulburn Valley region, about 240 kilometres (149 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 322 square kilometres (124.3 sq mi), and existed from 1953 until 1994.
The Shire of Deakin was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 961 square kilometres (371.0 sq mi), and existed from 1893 until 1994.
The Shire of Nathalia was a local government area on the Murray River in the Goulburn Valley region, about 220 kilometres (137 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,238.97 square kilometres (478.4 sq mi), and existed from 1879 until 1994.
The Shire of Numurkah was a local government area on the Murray River in the Goulburn Valley region about 210 kilometres (130 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 820 square kilometres (316.6 sq mi), and existed from 1957 until 1994.
The Shire of Tungamah was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about 240 kilometres (149 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,143 square kilometres (441.3 sq mi), and existed from 1878 until 1994.
The Shire of Yarrawonga was a local government area on the Murray River, in the Goulburn Valley region, about 260 kilometres (162 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 626.78 square kilometres (242.0 sq mi), and existed from 1891 until 1994.
Drumanure is a locality in the Shire of Moira Victoria, Australia. It approximately 193 km from Melbourne.
The Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA) is an Australian rules football competition that was first established in 1888 in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria, Australia, with the foundation clubs being Cobram, Muckatah, Nathalia, Numurkah, Wunghnu and Yarroweyah.