Aubrey is a locality west of

Warracknabeal Warracknabeal ( ) is a wheatbelt town in the Australian state of Victoria. Situated on the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek, 330 km north-west of Melbourne, it is the business and services centre of the northern Wimmera and southern Mallee d ...

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History

One of the earliest settlers in Aubrey was Mr. F. Rodda. He came from South

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and purchased land in Aubrey in 1892. Water was a particular problem to the early farmers as they depended entirely on catchment by tanks. When that water ran out, it needed to be carted from a shire dam over eight kilometres away, and after the dam went dry, water needed to be sourced from 14 km away. The

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describes the locality in August 1915: :: In a normal season the Mallee land in the North-western Wimmera will produce wheat of a splendid sample and excellent quality. Where good farming is practised fine averages are obtained. The Aubrey district embraces some of the best country in the north-west of Victoria. It is situated between

Tarranyurk Tarranyurk is a locality in western Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Hindmarsh local government area, west north west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the ...

, on the Dimboola-Rainbow railway line, and Warracknabeal, which lies on the Murtoa-Hopetoun line. It embraces a large area of land of uniform character, the greater part of which is devoted to cereal growing. The soil is composed of grey and chocolate clay loam of varying depths. Generally speaking, the clay is found close to the surface. The annual rainfall is about 15in., which, if it occurs at the right season of the year, is sufficient to mature payable crops. The locality had a local hall which was in the locality since at least 1905.

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Towns in Victoria (state) Wimmera {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub