Jindera is a small town in the South West Slopes section of the
Riverina region of
New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated in the
Greater Hume Shire local government area, north of the regional centre of
Albury. At the
2016 census
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, Jindera had a population of 2,222 residents.
Jindera's chief attraction is Jindera Pioneer Museum, which is contained within an old store and home that belonged to the pioneering Wagner family. The "store" is stocked with authentic goods of the 19th century, while the living area at the rear is furnished in the original style of the era.
History
Hamilton Hume and
William Hovell were two early explorers who passed through the area, travelling from
Sydney
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to
Geelong
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in 1824.
The township was originally known as "Dight's Forest", after John Dight who was a relative of Hamilton Hume. Although likely to be aboriginal, the origin of the place name "Jindera" is now obscure.
During the nineteenth century Jindera saw a substantial population of
German Australians who had migrated to the
Riverina in the 1860s, principally from South Australia.
Dight's Forest Post Office opened on 1 January 1870 and was renamed Jindera in 1885.
In 1900, Jindera, Thurgoona and Black Range
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club's played in the Swain Trophy competition.
Education
St John's Lutheran School is a coeducational
independent school located in Jindera that caters for preschool through to Year 6., and is a part of Lutheran Education Australia, a network of schools and early childhood centres designed to promote and support Lutheran education across Australia. St John's was established in 1868 when the Lutheran pioneers trekked from South Australia to Jindera. The first school was a single log cabin classroom attached t
Pastor J.F. Goesslings house. The school's current location) was built in 1924.
Jindera Public School moved to its current premises in 1992.
In 2009, the
St Mary MacKillop College, Albury
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opened in the grounds of St Mary's Church, Jindera.
Gallery
File:JinderaMuseum.JPG, Jindera Pioneer Museum
File:JinderaLutheranChapel2.JPG, Lutheran chapel
File:JinderaRomanCatholicChurch.JPG, Our Lady Help of Christians church
Notes and references
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Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales