Benalla, Shire of Delatite, Victoria, Australia
Postcode: 3672
Description: Agricultural city
Location: On Hume Freeway and Broken River, 40 km south of Wangaratta
Named: After station held by Edward Grimes 1840-1850. From Aboriginal word benalla meaning big waterholes. (Blake)
After site originally taken up by the Reverend Joseph Docker in 1838 and called Benalta Run, from the Aboriginal word for musk duck. (Wikipedia)
After the Benalta pastoral run; the name is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning water holes. (The change of spelling from Benalta to Benalla probably arose form the run’s proprietor, Edward Grimes, not crossing the ‘t’ when he filled in the application for the lease of the run.) (Australian Places)
Prahran Mechanics' Institute
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Benalla and District Historical Society
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