Explore A Rich and Fascinating History
The Albury Heritage Trail takes the region's history out of books and places it in the community providing an accessible and interesting glimpse of what made the region what it is today.
The sites in the heritage trail include various buildings in Dean Street, the Albury Railway Station, the Botanic Gardens, Hume Dam, the War memorial on Monument Hill, the Crossing Place/Hovell Tree, Saint Matthews Church, the Albury Pioneer Cemetery, the Catholic Precinct, and the former Farmers and Graziers Woolstore (now the Australian Tax Office).
All-weather interpretive boards, and a brochure detailing the location and historical significance of the sites provides the basis for the trail. People have the option of walking the central Albury section or driving it in its entirety.
The following is an extract from an article written in The Border Post by Albury's 'founder' Robert Brown (1810 - 1879):
"When I settled down nearly under the shadeless tree on which Mr Hume carved the name Hume River on November 17 1824, I could little imagine that so rapid a transformation would take place in a few short years, my only companions a few blacks, the kangaroo, the emu, the native dog. Now Albury can boast of its newspapers, fine buildings, steam mills, its churches, bank, court house etc."
The Albury Region Heritage Trail is a City of Albury initiative and was made possible with support from the Federal Government Centenary of Federation Fund.
Acknowledgments and thanks are extended to:
Mr Howard Jones, Dr Bruce Pennay, Mr Gerald Curtis, Mrs Helen Livsey, The Border Mail and Albury Historical Society.
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