Eumeralla River

Coordinates: 38°20′23″S 142°2′45″E / 38.33972°S 142.04583°E / -38.33972; 142.04583
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Eumeralla
Blackfellows Creek, Blackmans Creek
Glenelg Shire
TownMacarthur
Physical characteristics
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 • locationnortheast of Macarthur
 • coordinates37°55′18″S 142°9′32″E / 37.92167°S 142.15889°E / -37.92167; 142.15889
 • elevation216 m (709 ft)
Lake Yambuk
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The Eumeralla River is a

Victoria, Australia
.

Course and features

The Eumeralla River rises northeast of

Etymology

The river lends its name to the Eumeralla Wars, a notable conflict of the 1840s between European settlers and the traditional Gunditjmara Aboriginal inhabitants of the land surrounding the river.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Map of Eumeralla River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ "A forgotten war, a haunted land". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.