Upotipotpon, Victoria
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Upotipotpon was a very small town and is now a rural area in Victoria
, Australia
, 208 kilometres (129 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne
and 27 kilometres (17 mi) km north of Violet Town
.
The name perhaps may have been derived from Aboriginal
words pootong pootong, meaning plenty of grass. The name was used for a pastoral property taken up in 1841 between the Broken River
and Stony Creek.
In 1911 the population was 240 and in 1933 it was 131. Today, a handful of families remain living on sheep farms (including Redwood Farm) scattered around the area.
A Post Office, Upotipotpon Station, opened around 1902, was renamed Upotipotpon around 1907 and closed in 1913.
Upotipotpon is one of the home towns listed on the Australian War Memorial in London.
Upotipotpon is now a strong hold for woodland conservation in Victoria. It has a large number of declining woodland birds, well treed roadsides and large patches of woodland vegetation. The agricultural landscape of the area is changing, with olive and farm forestry plantations becoming prominent as well as a number of properties being managed for conservation. The area has one of the few remaining large populations of Grey-crowned Babblers in the State.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 208 kilometres (129 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and 27 kilometres (17 mi) km north of Violet Town
Violet Town, Victoria
Violet Town is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Strathbogie local government area. It was a coach stop on the Melbourne to Sydney road...
.
The name perhaps may have been derived from Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
words pootong pootong, meaning plenty of grass. The name was used for a pastoral property taken up in 1841 between the Broken River
Broken River (Victoria)
The Broken River is a minor river in Victoria, Australia that is a part of the larger Murray-Darling Basin. It flows into the Goulburn River near Shepparton...
and Stony Creek.
In 1911 the population was 240 and in 1933 it was 131. Today, a handful of families remain living on sheep farms (including Redwood Farm) scattered around the area.
A Post Office, Upotipotpon Station, opened around 1902, was renamed Upotipotpon around 1907 and closed in 1913.
Upotipotpon is one of the home towns listed on the Australian War Memorial in London.
Upotipotpon is now a strong hold for woodland conservation in Victoria. It has a large number of declining woodland birds, well treed roadsides and large patches of woodland vegetation. The agricultural landscape of the area is changing, with olive and farm forestry plantations becoming prominent as well as a number of properties being managed for conservation. The area has one of the few remaining large populations of Grey-crowned Babblers in the State.