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Myrtleford

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== location ==

== Beginnings ==

Originally settled by the Dhudoroa Aborigines

[[Gold Mining|Gold]] was found at Mytleford in the mid 1850's ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (3)|Argus15/8/64]])

== Importance of Myrtleford ==

'''Photograph'''

Map

== What was Myrtleford like in the late 1870s ==

The Myrtleford murder ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/10/1871|Argus11/9/71]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/10/1871|Argus17/10/71]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/11/1871|Argus11/11/71]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/11/1871|Argus14/11/71]])

== Facilities in Myrtleford in the late 1870s ==

'''Population''' '''Hotels''' '''Churches''' '''Schools''' '''Bank?''' '''Main Streets''' '''Local Government''' '''[[Police Towns|Police]] Station''' '''Railway''' '''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office'''

'''[[Post Office|Post Office]]'''

There was a [[Post Office|postal]] route from [[Everton|Everton]] to Wandiligong via Bowman's Forest, Taylor's Gap, Myrtleford, Eurobin, Porepunka, [[Bright|Bright]]

and between Myrtleford and Running Creek '''Other things of interest''' '''Ah Shang''' operated a cook house ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/10/1871|Argus17/11/71]])

'''Elizabeth Paul''' shop keeper ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/10/1871|Argus17/11/71]])

'''Trapp's''' restaurant ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/10/1871|Argus17/11/71]])

Hear about our Cricket team. See ([[The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 11/2/1879 (2)|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.

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