End of the Rainbow Traditional Cache
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Rainbow is located 392 km north-west of Melbourne and 57 km north
of Dimboola (putting it into context, the town is just north of
Albury but south of Adelaide, and between Mildura and Portland).
Once occupied by the Wotjobaluk people, the first land grant in the
area was 'Halbacutya' station, established by John Coppock in 1846.
It stretched from Lake Hindmarsh to the northern end of Lake
Albacutya. Coppock lived at the north-eastern corner of the lake
until a dispute with Robert von Stieglitz of the 'Pine Hill' run
forced him to move his residence to Lake Albacutya. Bushranger Dan
Morgan held up the station in 1868, after Coppock's death. A rabbit
plague ate the station out in the late 1870s. Closer settlement of
the area began when the property was subdivided in the late 1880s
for agricultural development. A railhead was established in 1900,
around which a township grew. It was named after an old property
called 'Rainbow Rise' which, in turn, was named after a
crescent-shaped ridge nearby upon which colourful wildflowers grew.
Agriculture was established early in the 20th century when the
dense mallee scrub was cleared.
The main street is Federal St, with its attractive median strip and
palm trees. The town serves a large area focused largely on farming
although there are a number of stud farms in the district and a
butter factory. Throughout the town you’ll find walls covered with
picturesque murals depicting earlier times and life in the bush and
you can follow the “mural walk” and see their stories (brochures
are available at the service station). At the end of Federal St are
murals showing how the railway that formed the transport hub for
the local grain. The cache is nearby !
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