#tallangatta

[unteriors]

Kurewa Street, Tallangatta, Victoria.

[artfuldodger75]

OLD TALLANGATTA VICTORIA

Located in NE Victoria, near the confluence of the Tallangatta Creek and Mitta Mitta River.

Old Tallangatta was the original site of Tallangatta. The whole town was required to be moved in 1956 due to the enlargement of Lake Hume.

Tallangatta is now located 8 kms away on the other side of Lake Hume.

[sgrhall]

Day 2 of @buildingartonwalls with ‘Tow Away’ finished, utilising the salmon wall for the type itself. The decision to reference the building alludes to many of Tallangatta’s buildings being transported 8kms from the town’s original site in the 50’s. Also, this was inspired by found signage in Footscray (an ongoing fascination - credit @brett_colquhoun) not unlike @joncampbellart hence the likeness! Not that you need the $ Jon but so wouldn’t bother suing me as I’m broke AF! Big thanks also to Robert for invaluable assistance for the install! Needless to say, hot AF again so I went for a swim in the Mitta Mitta. Very quiet, many birds. The dog is Teddy, my new best friend and eponym of @teddysjoint. I waited for the sun to go down to start the next work but ran out of glue. To be finished tomorrow, storm pending! #buildingartonwalls #tallangatta #publicart (at Teddy's Joint)

[rbaarchitects]

Tallangatta- Victoria’s second ‘Notable Town’

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has named the town of Tallangatta as its second ‘Notable Town’.  In the 1950s the town was relocated 8km to higher ground to allow for the expansion of the Lake Hume reservoir.  What had been up until that point a typical late-Victorian style town was transformed into one with distinctive 1950s flair. More than 100 buildings were relocated whilst others, such as the town’s civic and commercial buildings, were redesigned in the prevailing architectural style, a restrained modernism. The placement of streets, recreation reserves, commercial and residential lots all display evidence of the careful mid-century planning and zoning of uses.

Tallangatta is only the second town to receive the designation of ‘Notable Town’, the first having been Maldon in 1965. It was only fitting that on the 60th Anniversary of the relocation, and the 60th Anniversary of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), that the town was recognised for its significance as the ‘Town that Moved’. 

Images above: High and low water levels showing remains of the old town.

Tallangatta is located within the Shire of Towong in the north-east corner of Victoria, an area particularly rich in sites related to squatting, selection and mining, and with a unique history brought about by its relative isolation.  In 2003, RBA was commissioned by the Shire of Towong to identify and assess significant sites in the area as part of the Heritage Study. Prior to the study, many places of historical interest had been unprotected. Community consultation was a key part of the process, ensuring that the values and memories of local residents were represented.  Stage one of the study was undertaken during 2003-2004 and stage two during 2007-2009. The study was approved in November 2013 (Amendment C28). 

Images above:Left-Tallangatta Heritage Museum, Right- Soldiers Memorial Hall 

The 60th anniversary of the ‘new’ Tallangatta was marked with the opening of a new library and community centre. The festivities included an exhibition at the Memorial Hall and a walking tour lead by local historian Ray Crispin.  You can find out more about the Towong Shire and Tallangatta’s festivities here. Related articles appeared in the Age, the Bendigo Advertiser, and the Border Mail.

[mcnewscomau]

Fuel stop #tallangatta on #triumphmotorcycles #speedtriple launch. #Brembo stoppers come on quite quickly and hard, too hard for the standard #Showa fork settings so going to add some preload and compression damping here to see how well we can dial this out. Engine response and gearbox great, mono monster (at Lake Hume Tallangatta)