When the Hume Dam is at a low ebb, the ghostly remains of old Tallangatta, in northern Victoria, can be seen above the water.

Now located 39km east of Wodonga, Tallangatta is known as “The Town That Moved”. In 1956, 2 hotels, 4 petrol stations, numerous shops and businesses, 4 churches, more than 1000 residents and all the usual public amenities of a country town were relocated 8km west of the old site. The original location was then flooded under 6 ft of water after the Hume Dam was expanded.

During 1954 the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission took more than 180 photos in and around the town, documenting houses, businesses and facilities before they were moved.

Further information can be found at the State Library of Victoria's Ergo site.

Drowned Towns