| Katamatite Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Beek St, the main street of Katamatite | |||||||||||||||
  Katamatite | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°05′S 145°41′E / 36.083°S 145.683°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 402 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1876[2][3][4][5][6] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3649 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Moira | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Nicholls | ||||||||||||||
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Katamatite is a town in Victoria, Australia about 46 kilometres north east of Shepparton. At the 2011 census, Katamatite had a population of 433.[1]
Katamatite is located in the Murray Valley irrigation area. Township buildings were erected in 1877 and the Post Office opened on 1 December 1877.[7] The township's name comes from the Kwat Kwat people and was the name of a creek. It was possibly pronounced "eet" rather than "ite."
The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Picola & District Football League. The team received publicity and notoriety back in 1925, when they defeated Wattville 78.19 (487) to 1.3 (9), in an attempt to win the minor premiership on percentage from Dookie.[8]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Katamatite (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ Rudd, Ada (1976), Katamatite : the first 100 years, 1876-1976, The author, retrieved 5 August 2019
- ^ Rudd, Ada; Parker, Pam (1988), Katamatite pictorial history, Katamatite Historical Society, ISBN 978-0-7316-4749-1
- ^ Rudd, Ada (1978), Katamatite School 2069 centenary 1978, Katamatite State School (Katamatite, Vic.), retrieved 5 August 2019
- ^ Victoria. Division of Survey and Mapping (1876), Katamatite. PROC K 7, retrieved 5 August 2019
- ^ "Settlement at Katamatite". Leader. 12 July 1879. p. 6. Retrieved 5 August 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 March 2021
- ^ Allen, Robert. "The day they kicked a cricket score at 'Katty'". Australianfootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
