Jindera will soon be buzzing with celebrations 150 years in the making with the village’s sesquicentenary held predominantly across September 28 to 30.
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Friday evening September 28, from 6pm Jindera will host a community barbeque (gold coin donation) and a new arch, mural, heritage walk and paved path will be officially opened.
Saturday September 29 is the big day, with a street parade, market stalls and masses of activities at the reserve - enough to keep the family entertained all day.
Also on Saturday for garden lovers, between 2pm and 4pm, there will be open gardens at three properties as part of the celebrations with entry to each by gold coin donation.
It’s important to enjoy the gardens at a gentle pace and not a frantic dash, so if you want to check out these gardens ensure you arrive in good time.
Maps are available from the Jindera museum.
The three gardens are:
Wattle Park: 58 Luther Road (approx. 2.7 kilometres from Jindera township).
This lovely garden has sweeping lawns, exotic trees and shrubs and date palms that are over a century old.
Johann Gottleib Kalmes selected this portion of land with a deposit of 80 pounds after travelling by wagon from South Australia.
He built a mud and bark hut for his family and named the property Wattle Park. By 1878 he had built a permanent home on the site made from bricks manufactured on the property.
Granite Hill: 1917 Urana Road Jindera (approx. 6.3 kilometres from Jindera).
This property offers both the old and the new.
There is a 1930s garden around the original homestead which includes a quaint cottage and dairy with old trees and vines that are still thriving.
There is also a newer garden which owners Judy and David Gray have developed around their home over the past nine years.
This newer garden features a blend of trees, shrubs, roses and natives while the property has spectacular views to the Table Top mountain range.
Drumwood: 234 Drumwood Road Jindera (approx. three kilometres from Jindera).
This garden has been kept relatively simple in order to survive the hot westerly winds and the severe winter frosts.
This property was originally part of Dights Forest – a large tract of land joining Table Top Station and running south to the Murray River.
John Dight bought the land for this property at an auction in Albury on December 21 1861 for one pound sterling per acre.
Captain William Hovell passed through this district in 1857 and stayed at the homestead.
