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Milawa
Milawa is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Snow Road, 18km south-east of Wangaratta, in the Rural City of Wangaratta. At the, Milawa and the surrounding area had a population of 592. It is at the northern end of the King Valley wine region, between the King River to the west and Ovens River to the north (the meet in Wangaratta).Milawa is the hub of the Milawa Gourmet Region which offers a wide range of produce.The town is the home to the Brown Brothers vineyards, which have operated in the town since 1889. Milawa is also home to the Milawa Cheese Company and Milawa Mustards.HistoryMilawa was named in 1874 after being known only as The Square for many years prior. The word Milawa is aboriginal in origin and is said to mean "flat land". In these early times the Emu Hotel occupied one corner (built by James Henley) and the Commercial was on the opposite corner (built by Colin Gardner). General merchandise was available at McKenzie's store and there were two blacksmiths, a saddler, a bootmaker, a carpenter and a doctor, Dr McSweeney. (Milawa mustards now occupies the Emu Hotel site, the Milawa Hotel occupies the Commercial Hotel site and Food on Wood the McKenzies site). The Post Office opened on 7 July 1862, known as Oxley until 1870 and Oxley Plains until 1874.Milawa is in Victoria. Take a peek at our custom trip planner: Milawa and its charms laid bare and easily scheduled.
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