Description
Yelta is a small locality in Victoria, Australia.
Yelta is a small locality in Victoria, Australia. It was for a short time in the 1870s and 1880s the Victorian administrative centre of what is now Sunraysia and the Millewa. This role was then taken over by Mildura.At the 2011 census, Yelta and the surrounding area had a population of 281.It is notable for containing the terminus of the Melbourne-Mildura railway line.
History
Yelta Aboriginal Mission (1855–1868) was established by the Church of England on the banks of the Murray River Local aboriginal people called a small billabong near the site of the mission, Yelta.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 13.01 km2
Elevation: 11 to 50 metres
Town elevation: 47 m
Population number: 322
Local Government Area: Mildura Rural City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Yelta, Victoria