Cobram

History

Aboriginals, although they had disappeared from the area prior to European settlement, were believed to inhabit the stretch of region bound by the Murray River from Tocumwal to the east of Cobram and south as far as the Broken Creek. The main tribe believed to have occupied the area were the Bangerang. A 'horde', or smaller grouping of about 100 persons, named Angootheraban, are believed to have lived in the immediate Cobram area. Charles Sturt first passed through the region on the northern bank of the Murray River in June 1838 en route to South Australia, leading a cattle droving party, with 300 head of cattle. In January 1845, Octavius Phillpotts established Cobram station between the already existing Yarrawonga and Strathmerton stations, located where Cobram East now is. This was divided into the Cobram and St. James stations in 1855. By the 1860s, present day Cobram still hadn't begun to exist, and the area was still broadly referred to as Yarroweyah. In 1868, the old township of Cobram, bound by Warkil Street to the west and the Murray River to the east was reserved for future use, about 15 kilometres west of Cobram East. Up until this time, the area of Cobram was part of the Echuca Shire, Cobram station was included when Yarrawonga Shire was created on 15 May 1878. On 12 August 1879 the first school, 2166 Cobram, opened, later renamed Cobram East. In 1886, the government produced the town plan for Cobram, as section 110. 1888 brought about the establishment of the township proper, with the opening of the primary school, Cobram 2881, in April, the opening of the Cobram Post Office near the court house on 1 May, and the coming of the railway on 1 October, which had been heavily publicised by the Cobram Courier, the town's newspaper, first issued 12 September…

Most-observed species

• White Nightshade

  Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. · Magnoliopsida
  428
• Perforate St John's-wort

  Hypericum perforatum L. · Magnoliopsida
  376
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  351
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  279
• White Horehound

  Marrubium vulgare L. · Magnoliopsida
  267
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  249
• Maned Duck

  Chenonetta jubata (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  231
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  226

Most recent

• M 3.2 — 2013-06-22
  24 km SE of Benalla, Australia
• M 3 — 2010-05-26
  8 km E of Rochester, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2005-01-20
  16 km WNW of Wangaratta, Australia
• M 2.5 — 2002-08-09
  10 km ESE of Kyabram, Australia