Toolamba, Victoria

Toolamba /tuːˈlæmbə/ is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, 181 kilometres (112 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Toolamba and the surrounding area had a population of 873.[1]

Toolamba
Victoria
Wren St, Toolamba with the Junction Hotel on the left
Toolamba
Coordinates36°29′S 145°19′E
Population873 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3614
Location
  • 181 km (112 mi) N of Melbourne
  • 18 km (11 mi) S of Shepparton
  • 15 km (9 mi) SE of Tatura
LGA(s)City of Greater Shepparton
State electorate(s)Shepparton
Federal Division(s)Nicholls

The Post Office opened on 1 January 1873. After the arrival of the railway this office closed and a Toolamba East office opened near the station, which was renamed Toolamba in 1895.[2]

The railway station of the same name is located on the Goulburn Valley railway line opened in 1880, but was closed to passenger traffic in 1987.[3] The station also serves as a junction with the line to Echuca. Currently the town has a General Store, Primary school (grades prep–6), a kindergarten, town hall and the Junction Hotel as well as a Bed and Breakfast.

A fire destroyed the primary school and kindergarten on Wednesday 3 February 2010. The school resumed back in Toolamba in March 2010 in a portable facility that was used until September 2012. The new school building was completed in October 2012.[4][5]

Toolamba Football Club

The Toolamba Football Club, appears to of been established in 1900[6] and initially played in the Goulburn Valley District Football Association in 1903. [7]

Toolamba played in the Ardmona Central Junior Football Association, in 1923, finishing last in 7th position. [8]

Toolamba won the 1930 Goulburn Valley Central Junior Football Association premiership [9]and celebrated with a premiership dance, with the hall decorated in the club's colours of black and white. [10]

Toolamba played in Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association between 1931 and 1936. They happen to make it through to three consecutive grand finals in 1931, 1932 and 1933, but were runners up in each year.

Toolamba played in the Goulburn Valley Football Association from 1937 to 1940.

Toolamba played in the Central Goulburn Valley Football League (CGVFL) senior competition in 1947, 1950 and 1951. They also played in the CGVFL Seconds competition in 1946, 1948 and 1949. Toolamba were runners up to the All Blacks Football Club in 1946. [11]

In 1947, Toolamba's playing jumper was green, with a white collar. [12]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Toolamba (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  3. Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.
  4. Allison Jess (4 February 2010). "Toolamba Primary School destroyed". abc.net.au. ABC. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. "Toolamba Primary Rises From the Ashes". The Adviser. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  6. "1900 - Toolamba FC". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. "1903 - Goulburn Valley DFA - Results". Trove Newspapers. Numurkah Leader. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. "1923 - Ardmona Central Junior FA - Ladder". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "1930 - Goulburn Valley Central Junior FA - Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. "1930 - Premiership Dance". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  11. "1946 - Central Goulburn Valley FA - Seconds Grand Final match review". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  12. "1947 - Central Goulburn Valley FL - Meeting". Trove Newspapers. Shepparton Advertiser. 1 April 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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