Lalbert

Lalbert is a town in the

Swan Hill-Donald Road. At the 2016 census, Lalbert had a population of 151 declining from 224 just five years earlier.^[1]

History

Named by Major Mitchell during his trek through the area in 1836, the name Lalbert (or L'Albert as it was originally spelt) is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word for the creeper that grew on the mallee trees at the time. The first white people to live in the district were the Ham brothers who took out a pastoral lease there in 1846. By 1850, their sheep run had been subdivided into three separate pastoral properties: the Lalbert, Titybong and Towaninnie runs. The 1865 gazetteer recorded that there were only around 40 white people in the district at the time, all of whom were employed on the sheep stations. The district around Lalbert, moreover, was said to be "fit for nothing except sheep grazing for which purpose the entire available land is taken up".

Lalbert is in the middle of

Tittybong

. Situated 50 km west of Kerang, Lalbert is a mallee town. The town once had a cafe, two general stores, bakery, hotel, school, hall and recreation reserve; one cafe/store remains, the hotel, bakery, school and hall are gone. It is a major grain receiving centre.

Lake Lalbert, a few kilometres from town, is a flood filled lake and a significant environmental showpiece.[2]

The nearest large town is

Swan Hill

.

Railway

Lalbert is on the

Robinvale on 3 June 1978, operated by a diesel electric railmotor (DERM).^[4] The last station master was Damian Cybula. The rail passenger service was replaced by Bendigo - Ultima and Swan Hill - Robinvale buses from 5 June 1978.^[4] The line is now used exclusively to haul grain.^[5]

Football

The Mallee Eagle's Football Club plays in the

Central Murray Football League

. The team last won the premiership in 1996.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lalbert (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ "Gannawarra Shire Council - Towns in Gannawarra". Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
^ Wurr, Chris, "Robinvale to Lette Railway", Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April 1999, pp.123-138
^ ^a ^b Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.

[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lalbert (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[2] "Gannawarra Shire Council - Towns in Gannawarra". Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2009.

[3] Wurr, Chris, "Robinvale to Lette Railway", Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April 1999, pp.123-138

[nrs-4] Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.

[newsrail-line-5] Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.

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