Historical information

THE RIVER PORT OF REDBANK
During the 1870s, Red Bank would have been one of the busiest ports on the Murray River. When the railway line was being built from Melbourne to Wodonga all the railway material was brought up river from Echuca by paddle steamer and barge and unloaded at Red Bank. The material was loaded onto horse teams or bullock wagons and taken along the route of the spur line. During the 187 MacCulloch & Co. handled 3000 tons of railway material here'
The port was operational from approximately 1870 until 1874.
THE FIG TREES
The fig trees and a small bank of gravel are the only visible reminders of where the spur line from the wharf at Red Bank met the main line. It was at this point that all the material for the mainline was transferred from the small locomotives and wagons from Red Bank. It would have been carried by bullock wagons and horse teams and unloaded at different places as the line progressed.
After the line was completed in 1873 the fettlers from Wodonga would patrol this length of the line.

Significance

These images are significant because they document an important stage in the development of transportation in North East Victoria.

Physical description

Images of the River Port of Red bank near Wodonga on the Murray River.
1. The wharf
2. All that remains