Australia’s Birthplace: Driving in Corowa and Wahgunyah, Murray River border towns

Australia’s Birthplace: Driving in Corowa and Wahgunyah, Murray River border towns

Situated along the Murray River that separates the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria are the two neighbouring border towns of Corowa and Wahgunyah.

Not only are these two towns pretty and blessed with natural features such as the Murray River, lakes, and walking trails. The towns also hold a very important chapter in Australian history.

Corowa was the town that the first official meetings took place, resulting in the agreement that would ultimately unite the separate colonies into a single nation. It was also the place where the Murray-Darling agreement between the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia was first discussed.

Come along on an informative drive as I take you though both towns, point out their various features and provide you with text based commentary along the way.

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Video recorded on 26 November 2025.

Chapters:
0:00:00 Video preview
0:00:30 Introduction and crossing the state border into Corowa
0:02:26 Sanger Street, the main street of Corowa
0:04:00 Driving past the RSL and RSL park
0:06:23 Visiting the old Corowa railway station
0:08:54 Checking out some churches and back streets
0:16:00 Corowa Distillery and Chocolate Factory
0:21:25 Corowa Cemetery
0:24:15 Corowa suburban streets on the north side
0:28:25 Corowa Pioneer Cemetery
0:31:45 Driving through south Corowa to Showgrounds
0:36:00 Showgrounds and historic information
0:38:59 Corowa’s role in Australian federation
0:41:12 About the Murray-Darling Agreement
0:42:00 Sanger Street, driving to Wahgunyah
0:44:48 Crossing the state border into Wahgunyah
0:49:36 Driving past old Wahgunyah Rail Station and Uncle Toby’s factory
0:52:36 Passing Valhalla and All Saints Estate wineries
0:54:18 Crossing Federation Bridge back into Corowa
0:56:52 Taking a look at the Murray River
1:01:10 Passing the Civic Centre and stopping by the Murray River
1:04:55 Driving to Corowa airport and solar farm
1:09:00 Arriving at Corowa Airport
1:11:24 Passing the Solar Farm.
1:13:39 Slideshow of Corowa and Wahgunyah scenes

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References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corowa

Corowa, NSW

https://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/The-Murray/Destinations/Corowa.aspx
https://www.visitthemurray.com.au/destinations/east/corowa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahgunyah

Wahgunyah, VIC

https://www.explorerutherglen.com.au/listing/wahgunyah/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangerang
https://deadlystory.com/page/aboriginal-country-map/Aboriginal_Country_Completed/Bangerang/Bangerang_People
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorta_Yorta
https://victoriancollections.net.au/stories/pangerang-country-with-freddie-dowling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corowa_Conference
https://www.mdba.gov.au/water-use/allocations/murray-darling-basin-agreement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Barton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_River

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corowa_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corowa_railway_line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corowa_railway_station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahgunyah_railway_line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahgunyah_railway_station

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tobys
https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/power-plant-profile-corowa-solar-pv-park-australia/

Home

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metlen_Energy_%26_Metals

Corowa solar farm substation

https://www.federationcouncil.nsw.gov.au/News-Media/Art-Space-to-unveil-four-generations-of-Sanger-Family-History-Fashion