Myrtleford
Contents
- 1 location
- 2 Beginnings
- 3 Importance of Myrtleford
- 4 What was Myrtleford like in the late 1870s
- 5 Facilities in Myrtleford in the late 1870s
- 6 Links to the KellyGang
- 7 Rivers Creeks and Hills near Myrtleford
- 8 What happened at Myrtleford after the time of the Kelly Gang
- 9 What is happening at Myrtleford today
location
Beginnings
Originally settled by the Dhudoroa Aborigines
Gold was found at Mytleford in the mid 1850's (Argus15/8/64)
Importance of Myrtleford
Photograph
Map
What was Myrtleford like in the late 1870s
The Myrtleford murder (Argus11/9/71) (Argus17/10/71) (Argus11/11/71) (Argus14/11/71)
Facilities in Myrtleford in the late 1870s
Population Hotels Churches Schools Bank? Main Streets Local Government Police Station Railway Telegraph Office
There was a postal route from Everton to Wandiligong via Bowman's Forest, Taylor's Gap, Myrtleford, Eurobin, Porepunka, Bright
and between Myrtleford and Running Creek Other things of interest Ah Shang operated a cook house (Argus17/11/71)
Elizabeth Paul shop keeper (Argus17/11/71)
Trapp's restaurant (Argus17/11/71)
Hear about our Cricket team. See (OMA11/2/1879)
Links to the KellyGang
Rivers Creeks and Hills near Myrtleford
What happened at Myrtleford after the time of the Kelly Gang
By 1900 Myrteford was one of Victoria's major tourist resorts and people really liked this mountain retreat.
People used the train on the line from Wangarratta to Bright to get to Myrtleford
Myrtleford was historically a major centre for the tobacco growing industry,
What is happening at Myrtleford today
The town is now on the cusp of a new era with tourism and gourmet food and wine industries growing in
significance.