Historical information

At the height of the river trade, there was a town surveyed and laid out, and streets were named. This town was to house the workers at the river port of Red Bank when the paddle steamers plied the Murray River as far as Albury, carrying produce such as wool and wheat to the various towns along the river in the 1800s. As the river trade died away, this town never went ahead – one might say, “The town that never was.” A lone gum tree stands on the site today.

Significance

This item is significant because it documents plans which were made for the early development of Wodonga.

Physical description

A black an white map depicting the proposed location of the township. The map is based on a sketch and is not to scale,