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== location ==
'''located''' between Melbourne and [[Euroa|Euroa]] on the old hume Highway
== Beginnings ==
The original occupants were the Taungurung people.
The explorer Thomas Mitchell crossed the Goulburn River to the north of the town site in 1836. Squatters arrived soon after
In 1839 a settlement grew up around a crossing place on the Goulburn River called "New Crossing Place".
John Clarke operated the Robert Burns Inn at the ford.
When the goldrush era began in 1851, traffic on the Sydney road greatly increased to the town's benefit and the population began to grow.
By the 1860s selection were well under way in the area ([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/10/1866 (3)|Argus8/10/66]])
Banna's bridge over the Goulburn River was an important and expensive crossing
'''Photograph'''
Map
== Importance of Seymour ==
A major crossing on the [[Goulburn River|Goulburn]] River, the main river in Victoria.
== What was Seymour like in the late 1870s ==
The railway came to Seymour in 1871. The route ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/1/1871 (3)|Argus31/1/71]]) The opening ([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/9/1872|Argus3/9/72]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/11/1873 (2)|Argus20/11/73]])
The town was an important railway junction. It had workshops and administration centre. The new town developing around Station Street.
The Bank of Victoria in seymour was robbed in 1876, reward offered ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 31/8/1876 (2)|Kilmore31/8/1876]])
The steamer Bunyip made it all the way up the Goulburn River to Seymour ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 2/5/1878|Kilmore2/5/1878]])
== Facilities in Seymour in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' '''Hotels''' Royal George Hotel (built in 1848 by John Clark) '''Churches''' Methodist Church was built in 1860
Anglican Church was founded in 1863 '''Schools''' National School (now the state school) opened in 1857 [[../../things/C_community/C_bankt.html|'''Bank''']] The Colonial Bank was started in 1868
Bank of Victoria was started in 1872 '''Main Streets''' In 1863 the Seymour Roads Board was formed (which later became known as Seymour Shire Council) '''Local Government''' '''[[Police Towns|Police]] Station''' '''[[Railway Stations|Railway]] Station''' '''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office'''
'''[[Post Office|Post Office]]'''
Mail was taken between the post office and the railway station 4 times a day '''Other things of interest''' Seymour Express Newspaper
James [[James Gloster|Gloster]], the [[Hawkers People|hawker]] had a shop in Seymour
Auctioneers JD Webster & Co
Boulton and Tierney brewery
== Links to the KellyGang ==
There was a threat to the [[Banks|banks]] in town from the '''KellyGang''' before to the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robbery. ([[Royal Commission second Report Part X ( page 13)|RC2nd reportIX]]) - see text of telegram of [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|29/11/1878]] from Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 13 page 12|RC2925]]) see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878 (5)|Argus17/12/78]])
On the [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|30/11/1878]] Sup [[Hare|Hare]] informed Sgt '''Purcell''', that the Kellys contemplated sticking up one of the Seymour banks, and that three men would be sent up there for duty, and that I wished their duty to be kept quiet. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 1|RC1243]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 46 page 2|RC15790]])
Const '''Connor''' from Seymour went out with SConst [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] on a search party soon after the murders at Stringy Bark Creek ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 2|RC7980]])
On the 27/11/1878 three constables arrived at Seymour to protect the banks, especially the Colonial Bank, which could be easily robbed. The Colonial Bank is situated some distance outside the town. There would then be five men at Seymour, that is the three I sent up, a sergeant, and a mounted constable.. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 1|RC1245]])
On 7/12/1878 Sup Hare sent the following telegram to Sergeant Purcell, "Send one of your plain clothes men to Nagambie for same duty there, and send Const '''Byrne'''" (he was in charge of Nagambie) "copy of instructions you got from me." That same day Sergeant Purcell sent one of the three men to Nagambie, Const '''Burton''' with a copy of my memo., dated 30/11/78, that made three men-a SConst, a mounted Const, and this man, made the three men at Nagambie; these were the three next townships adjoining in the North-Eastern District. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 2|RC1246]])
Military from the [[Army|Garrison Artillery]] sent to Seymour to protect banks in town after the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robbery in December [[ev78-12--2Euroa Robbery|1878]].(RC [[Royal Commission report Appendix 8|App8]])
The special train that went up to the [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]] seige stopped at seymour ([[The Argus (36)|Argus5/7/80]])
[[Railways|train]] that took [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] back to Beechworth for his committal on [[1880-07---aftermath|1/8/1880]] stopped at Seymour
The return train ([[Herald (42)|Herald12/8/1880]])
'''Const J Burton's''' application for a share in the [[Reward|reward]] was rejected by the Reward Board
== Members of the Seymour community ==
== What happened at Seymour after the time of the KellyGang ==
== What is happening at Seymour today ==
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'''located''' between Melbourne and [[Euroa|Euroa]] on the old hume Highway
== Beginnings ==
The original occupants were the Taungurung people.
The explorer Thomas Mitchell crossed the Goulburn River to the north of the town site in 1836. Squatters arrived soon after
In 1839 a settlement grew up around a crossing place on the Goulburn River called "New Crossing Place".
John Clarke operated the Robert Burns Inn at the ford.
When the goldrush era began in 1851, traffic on the Sydney road greatly increased to the town's benefit and the population began to grow.
By the 1860s selection were well under way in the area ([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/10/1866 (3)|Argus8/10/66]])
Banna's bridge over the Goulburn River was an important and expensive crossing
'''Photograph'''
Map
== Importance of Seymour ==
A major crossing on the [[Goulburn River|Goulburn]] River, the main river in Victoria.
== What was Seymour like in the late 1870s ==
The railway came to Seymour in 1871. The route ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/1/1871 (3)|Argus31/1/71]]) The opening ([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/9/1872|Argus3/9/72]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/11/1873 (2)|Argus20/11/73]])
The town was an important railway junction. It had workshops and administration centre. The new town developing around Station Street.
The Bank of Victoria in seymour was robbed in 1876, reward offered ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 31/8/1876 (2)|Kilmore31/8/1876]])
The steamer Bunyip made it all the way up the Goulburn River to Seymour ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 2/5/1878|Kilmore2/5/1878]])
== Facilities in Seymour in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' '''Hotels''' Royal George Hotel (built in 1848 by John Clark) '''Churches''' Methodist Church was built in 1860
Anglican Church was founded in 1863 '''Schools''' National School (now the state school) opened in 1857 [[../../things/C_community/C_bankt.html|'''Bank''']] The Colonial Bank was started in 1868
Bank of Victoria was started in 1872 '''Main Streets''' In 1863 the Seymour Roads Board was formed (which later became known as Seymour Shire Council) '''Local Government''' '''[[Police Towns|Police]] Station''' '''[[Railway Stations|Railway]] Station''' '''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office'''
'''[[Post Office|Post Office]]'''
Mail was taken between the post office and the railway station 4 times a day '''Other things of interest''' Seymour Express Newspaper
James [[James Gloster|Gloster]], the [[Hawkers People|hawker]] had a shop in Seymour
Auctioneers JD Webster & Co
Boulton and Tierney brewery
== Links to the KellyGang ==
There was a threat to the [[Banks|banks]] in town from the '''KellyGang''' before to the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robbery. ([[Royal Commission second Report Part X ( page 13)|RC2nd reportIX]]) - see text of telegram of [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|29/11/1878]] from Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 13 page 12|RC2925]]) see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878 (5)|Argus17/12/78]])
On the [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|30/11/1878]] Sup [[Hare|Hare]] informed Sgt '''Purcell''', that the Kellys contemplated sticking up one of the Seymour banks, and that three men would be sent up there for duty, and that I wished their duty to be kept quiet. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 1|RC1243]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 46 page 2|RC15790]])
Const '''Connor''' from Seymour went out with SConst [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] on a search party soon after the murders at Stringy Bark Creek ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 2|RC7980]])
On the 27/11/1878 three constables arrived at Seymour to protect the banks, especially the Colonial Bank, which could be easily robbed. The Colonial Bank is situated some distance outside the town. There would then be five men at Seymour, that is the three I sent up, a sergeant, and a mounted constable.. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 1|RC1245]])
On 7/12/1878 Sup Hare sent the following telegram to Sergeant Purcell, "Send one of your plain clothes men to Nagambie for same duty there, and send Const '''Byrne'''" (he was in charge of Nagambie) "copy of instructions you got from me." That same day Sergeant Purcell sent one of the three men to Nagambie, Const '''Burton''' with a copy of my memo., dated 30/11/78, that made three men-a SConst, a mounted Const, and this man, made the three men at Nagambie; these were the three next townships adjoining in the North-Eastern District. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 2|RC1246]])
Military from the [[Army|Garrison Artillery]] sent to Seymour to protect banks in town after the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robbery in December [[ev78-12--2Euroa Robbery|1878]].(RC [[Royal Commission report Appendix 8|App8]])
The special train that went up to the [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]] seige stopped at seymour ([[The Argus (36)|Argus5/7/80]])
[[Railways|train]] that took [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] back to Beechworth for his committal on [[1880-07---aftermath|1/8/1880]] stopped at Seymour
The return train ([[Herald (42)|Herald12/8/1880]])
'''Const J Burton's''' application for a share in the [[Reward|reward]] was rejected by the Reward Board
== Members of the Seymour community ==
== What happened at Seymour after the time of the KellyGang ==
== What is happening at Seymour today ==
[[Category:Places]] [[Category:Places starting with S-T]] [[Category:Seymour]] [[Category:history]]
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