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04:16, 15 November 2015 == One of the original properties in the Kelly Country ==
; Nearest towns
: Banawatha
== History at Banawatha before the KellyGang ==
located on the [[Murray River at Kellygang|Murray River]] north of Wangaratta and west of [[Wodonga (2)|Wodonga]]
The run was first taken up in [[1824-1853 Events|1837]] by Joseph [[Properties|Slack]] but later abandoned. In 1839 it was taken up by '''[[Properties|George Hume Barber]]''' , a nephew of Hamilton Hume. He called it 'Barneywatha'. It was 38400 acres.
It was sold to [[Properties|David Reid]] in 1856 but much of the property was resumed for smallholdings. He then built a stone house that he called 'the Hermitage'.
Most of the property was sold in 1865 to [[Properties|John Whitehead]]. [[Properties|George Henderson]] bought the house and the leased rights to some of the land and in 1871 he had sold the lease to [[Properties|Henry Richardson]].
G Henderson and J B Barlow attended a major meeting to plan for the coming of the railways ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/7/1867|Argus15/7/67]])
Barnawatha House was built in 1870 of clay bricks formed and fired on the property. It has a three-storey belltower
In 1876 the license was held by Henry Richardson and the half yearly license fee was £10
'''Where did the name '''[[Properties|Banawatha]]''' come from'''
Could be either aboriginal for a deaf and dumb person, or from barne-waitha - tall rushes. Name can aslo be spelt Barnawoodtha
Nanny 1843-1882, member of Toolinyagan clan, Pangerang tribe. While living at Barnawatha complained to commissioner of crown lands after husband murdered.
'''The original aboriginal owners'''
'''The first selectors'''
'''Map'''
Photograph
=== Original neighbouring properties ===
; North
: [[Murray River at Kellygang|Murray River]]
; South
: [[Woorajay|Woorajay]]
; West
: [[Gooramadda|Cooramadda]]
; East
: [[Wodonga|Wodonga]]
== What was Banawatha like in the late 1870's ==
The town of Banawatha had been formed
There was a [[Post Office|postal]] route from Banawatha to [[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]] via South Barnawatha, and North Wooragee
There were deposits used for ballast on the railway line at Banawatha ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/3/1873|Argus11/3/73]])
== Links to the KellyGang ==
Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] sent a report on the hunt for the '''KellyGang''' from Barnawatha on [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|1/11/1878]].
The '''KellyGang''' had made it to the River Murray. ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 4|RC1756]])([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (29)|JJK]])
While hunt for KellyGang continued Banawatha was surrounded by water ([[The Argus at KellyGang 7/11/1878|Argus7/11/78]])
There are some indications that [[Joe Byrne|Joe Byrne]] had a place that he sometimes used to hide stolen stock in this area
== Rivers Creeks and Hills near Banawatha ==
Barnawatha is located on the Indigo Creek, called Koendiddah by the aboriginals
== What happened at Banawatha after the time of the KellyGang ==
The Chiltern Barnawatha show ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/9/1881|Argus21/9/81]])
== What is happening at Banawatha today ==
[[Category:Places]] [[Category:Places starting with A-B]] [[Category:Barnawatha the property]] [[Category:squatters]]
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