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[[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1865|Advertise with KellyGang]]
== location ==
on the old Hume Highway between [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]] and [[Wodonga (2)|Wodonga]]
== Beginnings ==
Wangaratta was known as [[Ovens Crossing Place|Ovens Crossing Place]] from 1838 until 1859.
The first settler was George [[Faithfull's Creek (2)|Faithfull]]. He called his home Wangaratta from the aboriginal words 'wanga', a cormorant and 'ratta', to sit or nest. Others suggest that it means meeting of the rivers. The area was the home of the Pangerang Aborigines
Hear the story of Billy the Puntman (William Clark)([[Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer Chapter XI page 4|Sadleir]])
Wangaratta in 1872 ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 5/7/1872|Ensign5/7/1872]])
'''Map'''
Photograph
== Importance of Wangaratta ==
<blockquote>The headquarters of police trying to control the [[Greta|Greta]] mob and those watching the Hart and Kelly homes. The town grew rapidly in the 1860s and 70s because mixed farming. There were a large number of [[Selectors|selections]] in the area. The arrival of the railway line added to the area's prosperity.</blockquote>
== What was Wangaratta like in the late 1870s ==
<blockquote>Wangaratta was a substantial town with, by 1884 four churches, three flour mills, a tobacco factory, two breweries, several foundries, a tannery, a hospital and a town hall.
It would seem that the last corroboree in full war dress was held by the local aboriginal community in 1870
In 1867 there was a major meeting to promote the railway line in Wangaratta ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/8/1867|Argus29/8/67]])
[[Railways|Railway]] line from Melbourne to Wangaratta opened on 28/10/1873. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/10/1873|Argus28/10/73]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/11/1873 (4)|Argus20/11/73]])
Prior to the arrival of the railway Wangarratta was cut off from the big market of [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] because of the state of the road into the mountains; "it would shake the teeth out of a saw". When it rained many of the roads in and out of Wangaratta became impassable.
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== Facilities in Wangaratta in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' around 1000 resident'''s''' '''Hotels''' Clancy's hotel ([[The Argus at KellyGang 24/11/1868|Argus24/11/68]])
Horse and Jockey Hotel
Ketts Bulls Head Hotel (Albion Hotel)
Kitts Hotel
Murdoch's Hotel
O'Keefe's Hotel ([[Royal Commission report day 32 page 12|RC12258]])
Post Office Hotel ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/3/1873|Ensign4/31873]]/)
Royal Hotel, Mrs Ellen Cotterell ([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/2/1881|Argus23/2/81]])
[[Henry Perkins|Rubicon Hotel]]
Star Hotel, Petre Martains See the [[Jerilderie Letter|Jerilderie Letter]].([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 22/11/1872|Ensign22/11/1872]])
Sydney Hotel, William Painter
Vine Hotel
Wangaratta Hotel Mr Naughton
'''Churches''' [[#stP|Catholic]], Father George Gadden
Anglican
Presbyterian
Methodist, The Rev. J. Cowperthwaite,
'''Schools''' [[../../things/C_community/C_bankt.html|'''Bank''']] [[Bank of New South Wales|Bank of New South Wales]] opened in 1859 (Westpac)
London Bank 1874
ES & A Bank building (1875) at 49 Reid St '''Main Streets''' Wangaratta became a borough in 1863.
Mr Orr Mayor ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/4/1879|Argus 18/4/79]]) '''Local Government''' '''[[Police Towns|Police]] Station'''
in Murphy St dates from 1873
'''[[Railway Stations|Railway]] Station'''
[[Laing|Henry Laing]]
Robert Spaven
The railway arrived in 1873
Morgan engine driver ([[Royal Commission report day 23 page 11|RC8998]])
'''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office'''
'''[[Post Office|Post Office]]'''
A postal outlet was opened in 1843. ''''''
'''William Shields'''
[[Post Office|Mail route]] between Wangaratta and [[Cobram|Cobram]] via [[Killawarra|Kilawana]], [[Peechelba at kellyGang|Peechelba]], Bandalong, [[Yarrawonga|Yarrawonga]] , and [[Burramine|Burramine]]
And between Wangaratta and Estcourt
And between Wangaratta and [[Milawa|Milawa]], via [[Oxley|Oxley]] , then to Moyhu Post Office, Taylor's Gap, Murmungee, Beechworth
'''Other things of interest''' Bank holiday, 23/1/79 ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1879|Argus22/1/79]])
'''Businesses'''
By 1884, Wangaratta had three flour mills, a tobacco factory, two breweries, several foundries, tannery, hospital and town hall.
'''Brewery'''
'''Cemetery'''
Wangaratta Cemetery -contains Dan 'Mad Dog' [[Dan Morgan|Morgan]]'s headless body.
'''William Bickerton''' , '''James Sloane''' and '''George Powell''' Trustees of the Cemetery
'''[[Doctors|Doctor]]''' s
Dr [[Hiutchinson|Hutchinson]] practiced in the 1860s- 70s
Dr Crouch
Dr William H Miller
'''Flour mills'''
There were three big steam flour mills that employed a lot of people and processed the local wheat. the flour had a good reputation internationally.
'''Funerals'''
Simpson William
'''Hospital'''
The hospital was gazetted in 1876 but it operated for a number of years before. ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 7/2/1873|Ensign7/2/1873]])
'''George Haley''' resident surgeon ([[The Argus (30)|Argus1/7/80]]) ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser (4)|OMA1/7/80]])
'''Francis Edward Brady''' house-steward ([[The Argus (30)|Argus1/7/80]]) ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser (4)|OMA1/7/80]])
'''Land Board'''
The Wangaratta Land Board consisted of Mr ET Dunn (of the land office [[Benalla|Benalla]]), Mr Wm Ward (Chairman of the [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] Mining Board), and Mr Andrew [[Moyhu|Byrne]] (President of the [[Oxley|Oxley]] Shire Council) ([[Ovens & Murray Advertiser (3)|OMA5/4/1879]])
'''Lawyers'''
'''Dwyer''' ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/11/1880 (3)|Argus26/11/80]])
'''Thomas Notcutt'''
'''Licensing [[Courts|Magistrates]]'''
Alexander Tone
William Harte Miller
Newspaper
Wangaratta [[Wangaratta Despatch|Despatch]]
Wangaratta Star, '''George S Searle''' (Ensigh11/4/1873)
'''Pound'''
Pound Keeper HY Miller
'''Race Course''' ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/2/1873|Ensign4/2/1873]])
'''Shops'''
'''Hickman''' jeweller and tobacconist, Murphy St
'''William Jarvis''', a storekeeper, and '''Irving''' loaned Mrs [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Jones]] money to build and furnish the Glenrowan Inn
M'Keon grocery and general store at corner of Murphy and Reid Sts
'''Show'''
Ovens and Murray Agricultural and Pastoral Society formed in 1860
'''Social Clubs and Societies'''
Wangaratta Amateur Dramatic and Musical Club; news of a performance ([[Ovens & Murray Advertiser (3)|OMA5/4/1879]])
Wangaratta Athenaeum ([[Ovens & Murray Advertiser (11)|OMA5/6/1880]])
Wangaratta Cricket Team
Wangaratta Racing Club
Tobacco factory, Chinese ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/6/1880|Argus9/6/80]])
'''Water supply'''
[[The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 15/3/1879|(OMA15/3/79)]]
'''Other'''
'''Mr Lewis''' was the Inspector of schools based in Wangaratta ([[Royal Commission report day 8 page 8|RC1511]])([[The Argus (43)|Argus20/7/80]])
I was at Benalla on the day of the siege at Glenrowan ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (69)|JJK]])
'''Ah Woo''' gardener. I was murdered. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/9/1871|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]])
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Police'''
[[Hare|Hare]] was stationed in Wangaratta in [[1854-1863 Events|1854]]. Story of Billy the Puntman ([[The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 5|FH]])
Between [[1864-1873 Events|1870]] and 1872 Inspector [[Insp Wliiam Montfort|Montfort]] was in charge of the police at Wangaratta. ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 12|RC3263]])
In April [[1864-1873 Events|1870]] Harry [[Harry Power|Power]] was brought into Wangaratta after he was captured by [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] and [[Hare|Hare]].
'''Const Cuddon''' gave evidence [[James Kelly|James Kelly]] for cattle stealing ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/3/1873|Ensign4/3/1873]]) He was a policeman who was based at Wangaratta
Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] took charge of the police station at Wangaratta on the 6/11/1876. ([[Royal Commission report day 23 page 1|RC8808]])
At the time of the murders there were three foot men and three mounted men, besides Insp [[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 51 page 17|RC17419]])
Steve [[Steve Hart|Hart's]] family lived out the back of the racecourse. [[[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (8)|JJK]])
The Delaney, [[Daniel Delaney|Daniel]] and [[John Delaney|John]] brothers lived near the railway station
In 1874 and 1875 Det [[Ward|Ward]] was stationed at Wangaratta.
Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] , Const [[Const Armstrong|Armstrong]] were stationed at Wangarratta.
'''St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church''', most of the church was constructed from granite that came from the Warby Ranges between 1865 and 1871. The church had a number of links with the '''KellyGang'''.
'''Petre Martains''' '''Star Hotel''' is mentioned in the [[Jerilderie Letter|Jerilderie Letter]].
Ketts Bulls Head Hotel, Henry Ketts was married to Catherine Green.
Henry Kett was a former police officer, who became publican at 3 Wangaratta hotels.
'''David Logie (Legle)''' and '''James Dixon''', a storekeeper at Wangaratta, gave evidence against [[James Kelly|James Kelly]] for cattle stealing ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/3/1873|Ensign4/3/1873]])
Did James sue the Kellys for goods supplied ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 7/3/1873|Ensign7/3/1873]])
Insp Brook Smith consulted '''Dr Hutton''' for his condition. ([[Royal Commission report day 52 page 1|RC17465]])
On 4/6/1878 Insp Brooke Smith had 6 constables in Wangaratta ([[Royal Commission report day 39 page 6|RC14072]])
This included Const '''Dickson''' ([[Royal Commission report day 2 page 9|RC439]])
Ned [[Ned Kelly|Kelly]] was tried in Wangaratta ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/11/1870|Argus14/11/70]])
Ned [[Ned Kelly|Kelly]] was tried in Wangaratta ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/5/1871|Argus2/5/71]])
=== Soon after the Murders at Stringy Bark Creek ===
The [[../../things/K_kellys/K_KellyGang.html|'''KellyGang''']] passed under the One Mile Railway Bridge early on the morning of Sunday 3/11/[[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|1878]]. They were on their way back from the Murray River, heading for the [[Wombat ranges|Wombat Ranges]]. They passed at the back of the Wangaratta Hospital, near [[John Delaney (2)|Mrs Delaney]]'s home. See also([[Royal Commission report day 23 page 4|RC8856]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 39 page 1|RC13960]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 51 page 17|RC17415]]) ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 6 page 2|CHC]]) ([[Cookson, 09_09_1911_3|BWC]]) ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (29)|JJK]])
[[Ovens River|Ovens River]] was in flod ([[The Argus at KellyGang 7/11/1878|Argus7/11/78]])
[[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]] took out a search party to Lake [[Lake Rowan|Rowan]] on 6/11/1878 and returned on 8/11. He returned to '''Kitts Hotel.''' Mr [[Laing|Laing]] and Const [[Const Twomey|Twomey]] tried to get things moving much earlier.
On [[ev78-12--2Euroa Robbery|11/12/1878]], the morning after the Euroa robbery Ass Com Nicolson and Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] returned to Wangaratta. Sadleir took a search party down to the area around Glenrowan. ([[Royal Commission report day 49 page 5|RC16697]])
Military from the [[Army|Garrison Artillery]] sent to Wangaratta to protect banks in town after the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robbery in December [[ev78-12--2Euroa Robbery|1878]]. (RC [[Royal Commission report Appendix 8|Appendix 8]])
Was Joe Byrne in town playing billard? ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/12/1878|Argus21/12/78]])
In [[events 1879-05/ 1879-07at KellyGang|July 1879]] [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] stationed a small body of men at Wangaratta under [[Steele|Sgt Steele]]. There was barely strength enough for a search party, but they could make up a fair party - seven or eight - by calling in men from neighboring stations. ([[2nd Report of the Royal Commission|RC 2nd reportXII]])([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 3|RC713]])
Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] met Jack [[John Sherritt Jnr|Sherritt]] at the Wangaratta show on [[events 1879-08/ 1879-10|12/9/1879]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 44 page 2|RC15225]])
=== Cave Party ===
Ass Com Nicolson called a meeting of police in Wangaratta in about Feurary / March 1880 because the police cave party watching Mrs Byrne's might have been discovered. '''Const Cox''' 2810 was accused of pumping his colleagues for information. ([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 19|RC5276]])([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 1|RC1717]]). ([[Royal Commission report day 37 page 29|RC13558]]) Const Cox produced a report on his duty at the cave party watching Mrs [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrnes]] place. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 7|RC5440]])
Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] travelled through Wangaratta on [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|26/6/1880]] and saw police parties that were there to cut off the '''KellyGang''' and sympathizers communication. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 10|RC5485]])
'''Day of the Glenrowan Siege'''
The first shots of the [[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|siege]] in Glenrowan were heard in Wangaratta.
According to Mr [[Laing|Laing]] the train with the police left Wangaratta for Glenrowan at 5.20am ([[Royal Commission report day 39 page 1|RC13955]])
According to Const Dwyer it arrived at the place where the track was taken up at 4.40am. He gave other times. ([[Royal Commission report day 24 page 9|RC9395]])
There were 4 passengers and 12 constables on the train from Wangaratta to the Glenrowan siege. Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] rode and Consts [[Const J Dwyer|Dwyer]], [[Const Cawsey|Caussey]], [[Const Patrick Walsh|Walsh]], [[Const Montiford|Montiford]], [[Const Moore|Moore]] and [[Const Healey|Healey]], and Mr [[Marsden|Marsden]] went to [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Glenrowan]] by train ([[Royal Commission report day 13 page 9|RC2880]])([[Royal Commission report day 24 page 10|RC9402]])
'''Thomas Bullivant''', a saddlier made the saddle that was on [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]]'s horse at the Glenrowan Siege.([[The Argus (15)|Argus30/6/80]])
Jack [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Jones]] who had been shot at the start of the siege was taken to the Wangaratta Hospital where he arrived at about 11am. He died there at about midnight. The Wangaratta Hospital played an important part in the story of the siege. Young [[Reardon|Reardon]] was also taken there for treatment.
'''John Grant''', the undertaker was employed by the friends to provide coffins of a first class description. He arrived with them in a buggy at Glenrowan on the afternoon of the siege. The lid of the one coffin has lettered “Daniel Kelly, died 28 th June 1880 , aged 19 years,” and the other “Stephen died 28 th June 1880 , aged 21.years.” ([[The Argus (17)|Argus30/6/80]])
''''''
=== Inquiries ===
Mr '''Tone''', JP, held a magisterial inquiry at the hospital today on the body of [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|John Jones]] and found that the boy was accidentally shot.
The inquiry on the bodies of [[Steve Hart|Hart]] and Dan [[Dan Kelly|Kelly]] was not held. Mr '''William Bickerton''', with Mr '''Ell''' to act as clerk, was in readiness to start at nine am., as appointed, when it turned but that police had not provided a conveyance, and that they could not procure one in the town. After some delay Superintendent [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] telegraphed to get a magisterial certificate authorising the burial of the bodies. This was obtained from Mr '''Tone''' and sent out to Greta. ([[The Age (14)|Age 1/7/80]])([[Melbourne Daily Telegraph (6)|MDTel1/7/80]]) ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser (2)|OMA1/7/80]])
'''Later'''
There was large crowd on the platform when Ned Kelly's train went by taking him back to Melbourne Gaol ([[Herald (42)|Herald12/8/1880]]) ([[Herald (43)|Herald13/8/1880]])
Mrs [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Jones]] was charged in the Wangaratta court of harbouring the '''KellyGang'''. Hear from the witnesses. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/11/1880 (3)|Argus26/11/80]])
In 1881 [[Const Patrick Walsh|Const Walsh]] was charged with burglary from the '''Royal Hotel'''. Edwin Lawrence was the barman([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/2/1881|Argus23/2/81]])
''''''
=== Royal Commission ===
The [[Royal Commission|Royal Commission]] into the '''KellyGang''' outbreak conducted hearings in Wangaratta in [[ev81-00---Royal Commission|1881]].
== What happened at Wangaratta after the time of the KellyGang ==
Ovens and Murray Agricultural and Pastoral Society show. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/9/1881|Argus23/9/81]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 24/9/1881|Argus24/9/81]])
== Members of the Wangaratta community ==
Robert M'Kenzie oysterman ([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/2/1881|Argus23/2/81]])
== What is happening at Wangaratta today ==
Visit the town of [http://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/ ]
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