HOWLONG
Howlong is 30kms from Albury, is now
quickly becoming a dormitory suburb of Albury Wodonga, but that said
the town has a vibrant historic past. Howlong has been around for a
long time. Pleasingly the community has embraced that history and old
buildings are an important part of the future of Howlong.
Howlong’s hotels would have prospered
in those early years. The Court House
has heritage classification.
Howlong's beginnings trace back to
‘the half a days ride’ era and were equidistant from Albury and
Corowa. The Murray River and the business generated there on also
played a significant of the early growth
Prior to the
founding of the township the Surveyor-General of New South Wales at
that time Major Thomas Mitchell crossed the Murray River during his
exploration of the area. There is a monument to Mitchell on the
Victorian side of the river which states that Mitchell and his party
camped at the location on 17 October 1836 and then crossed the river
slightly downstream of their camping point on the following day.
Also in 1838 the
site of the Mitchell river crossing became the location of the first
postage mail delivery by a mail carrier, John Conway Bourke when he
undertook to deliver the overland mail from Sydney to what would later
be called Melbourne
Howlong is now
an important inland township which services the smaller villages of
the area with a range of stores that meet most of the everyday needs
of the people of the area.
The Howlong War
Memorial is on the eastern edge of the town.
Howlong’s United
Church celebrated its centenary in 1999.   
Howlong has a
Museum that is open most days.
Howlong is a
great little town that deserves a lengthy stopover.
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