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Latest revision as of 23:50, 20 November 2015
Contents
- 1 location
- 2 Beginings
- 3 Importance of Moama
- 4 What was Moama like in the late 1870s
- 5 Facilities in Moama in the late 1870s
- 6 Links to the KellyGang
- 7 Members of the Moama community
- 8 Rivers Creeks and Hills near Moama
- 9 Have you visited
- 10 What to see
- 11 What happened at Moama after the time of the Kelly Gang
- 12 What is happening at Moama today - linked to the Kelly Country and Ned Kelly's story
location
located on the Murray River, on the New South Wales side of Echuca
Beginings
Originaly called Maiden Punt, changed to Moama in about 1850
Hopwood's Ferry (T&C8/6/1872)
Importance of Moama
Moama was never as important as a river port as Echuca.
What was Moama like in the late 1870s
See (T&C8/6/1872)
The big flood of 1870 (T&C19/11/1870)
James MacKintosh, saw miller from Moama ran the river steamers Enterprise, Julia and Elizabeth.
Activity on the port (Kilmore19/4/1877)
In 1879 the Echuca Moama bridge was opened (Argus5/3/79) (Argus7/3/79)
Was this a direct cause of the whalf stick in Moama? (Argus7/3/79) (Argus8/3/79)
Facilities in Moama in the late 1870s
Population 150 Map
Photograph Hotels Bridge Hotel
Vine Hotel , Joseph Wright (Argus26/4/79) Churches Schools public school, Miss Trainor (T&C8/6/1872) Bank Main Streets Local Government Police Station
Const Vaughan
(Argus3/3/79) Railway Station Telegraph Office
Post Office Other things of interest Freeman's Aerated-water
In 1876 Moama was linked to Deniliquin by rail
Customs problems (Argus26/4/79)
In 1878 Mr Donaldson was transferred as police magistrate to Moama.
Links to the KellyGang
The KellyGang knew this area well as they moved cattle and horses backwards and forward across the Murray
Const Vaughan was sent out with a search party with trackers to hunt for the KellyGang.(Argus7/3/79)
Members of the Moama community
Maunsell, (T&C8/6/1872)
Rivers Creeks and Hills near Moama
On the northern bank of the River Murray
Have you visited
What to see
What happened at Moama after the time of the Kelly Gang
What is happening at Moama today - linked to the Kelly Country and Ned Kelly's story