Gundagai Attractions

Gundagai (pop. 2310) is on the Murrumbidgee River and is featured in many songs and poems. The name of the little town is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'upstream'. The first settlement on the site was destroyed by a flood in 1852 in which 89 people died - a third of the population. The local Aborigines had warned that the river sometimes suddenly burst its banks, but their warning was not heeded. Between 1860 and 1890 the town went through the turmoil of the gold rush and raids by bushrangers. The main products of the area are wool, wheat, fruit and vegetables.