Bandiana
| Bandiana Victoria | |
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  Bandiana | |
| Coordinates | 36°09′S 146°55′E / 36.150°S 146.917°E |
| Population | 615 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3694 |
| LGA(s) | City of Wodonga |
| Region | Northeast Victoria |
| State electorate(s) | Benambra |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
Bandiana is a Suburb of the City of Wodonga local government area in northeast Victoria, Australia.
History
[edit]Bandiana takes its name from the early name for the area, probably from a First Nations toponym.
The hill now known as Bears Hill appears as Bandiana Range in early maps[2] and the Street family selected the property Bandiana Park in the late 1800s.[3]
The Australian Defence Force has had a logistics and maintenance base in the area since 1942 and there was once a rail line and station servicing the area. Bandiana Military Post Office opened on 28 September 1942 and the region is still a major Australian Army logistics facility.[4][5]
Population
[edit]In the 2016 Census, there were 615 people in Bandiana. 86.4% of people were born in Australia and 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 22.5%. Of the employed people in Bandiana, 56.8% worked in Defence.[1]
Sport & Recreation
[edit]There was once an active 18 hole golf course at the Bandiana Army Golf Club on Donegan Road, but as of 2024, it is now closed.
- Bandiana Football Association
- 1945 to
- Bandiana Football Club
The Bandiana Football Club was established in 1940 and played in several different football leagues during it time between 1940 and 1973.
- Football Timeline
- 1940
- 1947 - 1951: Chiltern & District Football Association
- 1952 - Tallangatta & District Football League
- 1953 - 1956: Chiltern & District Football Association[6]
- 1957 - ?
- 1958 - 1963: Tallangatta & District Football League
- 1964 - ?
- 1965 - 1972: Tallangatta & District Football League
- 1973: Club ceased playing official competition football.
- Base Workshops Football Club (Bandiana Army)
Played in the Yackandandah & District Football League in 1951.[7] They then joined the Tallangatta & District Football League in 1952.
- Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers FC
The RAEME FC were a football club solely made up of service men from the Military Area of Bandiana, that played in the Tallangatta & District Football League in 1953 and 1954. RAEME FC finished 10th (last) in 1953[8] and in 1954, the RAEME FC unfortunately did not finish off the season, after withdrawing from the competition after round nine, after losing all nine games.[9][10]
RAEME FC player Percy Appleyard won the Tallangatta & District Football League best and fairest award, the J A Paton Trophy in 1953.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bandiana (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Suburban & country lands, Parish of Belvoir, Murray River". Victoria. Department of Crown Lands and Survey. 1859. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne Markets". The Argus, Melbourne. 20 August 1885. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Bandiana Military Area" (PDF). Defence.gov.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "1953 - Bandiana has two teams". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 6 March 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "1951 - Football". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW). 31 March 1951. p. 20. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "1953 - Premiership Ladder". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 27 August 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "1954 - Premiership Ladder". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 1 July 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "1954 - How they finished". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 26 August 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "1953 - Tallangatta award to Appleyard". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic). 27 August 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
Links
[edit]- 1943 - Bandiana SRD FC team photo
- 1943 - Bandiana BOD FC team photo
- 1944 - Bandiana Vehicle Park FC & Bandiana 1BOD FC team photos
- 1950 - Bandiana FC team photo
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