Albury, Victoria
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Albury New South Wales |
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The city of Albury as seen from Monument Hill
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 Albury
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| Coordinates | 36°04′50″S 146°54′57″E / 36.08056°S 146.91583°ECoordinates: 36°04′50″S 146°54′57″E / 36.08056°S 146.91583°E | ||||||||
| Population | 51,722 (2016 census) | ||||||||
| Established | 1839 1946 (city) |
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| Postcode(s) | 2640 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 165.0 m (541 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Albury | ||||||||
| County | Goulburn | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||
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| Mayor of Albury | |
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Incumbent
Kevin Mack since 10 September 2016 |
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| Style | Councillor |
| Member of | Albury City Council |
| Formation | 1859 |
| First holder | James T Fallon |
Albury, /ˈɔːlbəri/ a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. It is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name the City of Albury.
Albury has an urban population of 51,722 and is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga, by the Murray River. Together, the two cities form an urban area with an estimated population of 90,281. It is 554 kilometres (344 mi) from the state capital Sydney and 326 kilometres (203 mi) from the Victorian capital Melbourne.
Said to be named after a village in England, Albury developed as a major transport link between New South Wales and Victoria and was proclaimed a city in 1946.
The first peoples were the Wiradjuri people occupied this area, (Wiradjuri northern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjd̪uːraj]) or Wirraayjuurray people (Wiradjuri southern dialect pronunciation [wiraːjɟuːraj]) are a group of Indigenous Australian Aboriginal people that were united by a common language, strong ties of kinship and survived as skilled hunter–fisher–gatherers in family groups or clans scattered throughout central New South Wales.
In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith. There are significant populations at Wagga Wagga and Leeton and smaller groups at West Wyalong, Parkes, Dubbo, Forbes, Cootamundra, Cowra and Young.
The explorers Hume and Hovell arrived at what their maps called 'Crossing Point', but is now known as the Murray River at Albury, on 16 November 1824. They named the river the Hume River, after Hume's father, and the next day inscribed a tree by the river bank before continuing their journey south to Westernport in Victoria. In 1830, explorer Captain Charles Sturt discovered the Hume River downstream at its junction with the Murrumbidgee River. Not realising it was the same river, he named it the Murray River. Both names persisted for some time, Hume falling into disuse eventually in favour of Murray. The aboriginal name for the river was Millewa. A crossing place for the Murray became popular close to where Hovell inscribed the tree. In summer it was usually possible to cross the river by foot.
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