Nhill

History

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Nhill sits are the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagik Nations. These Nations are represented by the Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation. The area has been home to the Aboriginal people for thousands of years and was first visited by Europeans in 1845. The famous Aboriginal tracker and cricketer, Dick-a-Dick, later claimed to have been present at the first meeting between the Wotjobaluk and Europeans. Cobb and Co coaches serviced Nhill from 1883. Nhill was the first Victorian town after the state capital Melbourne, to be supplied with electricity. Electric lighting was installed by 1892. Nhill is the namesake for Nhill crater on the planet Mars. The name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1991, commemorating a "Town in Victoria, Australia".

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  937
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  840
• New Holland Honeyeater

  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  796
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  776
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  717
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  664
• White-eared Honeyeater

  Nesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  660
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  659