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'''located''' north of Melbourne, near [[Mansfield|Mansfield]]
== Beginnings ==
The first residents were the Woiwurung people
The area was settled by selectors in about 1837. The town was built on the Murrindindi run
Gold was discovered in the area in 1859 and a number of smaller mining settlements came into existence at that time, including Molesworth.
Yea was called Muddy Creek until about 1878. was named after a Col. Lacy Yea who was killed in the Crimea War. ? See ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/8/1861|Argus31/8/61]])
== Importance of Yea ==
'''Photograph'''
Map Yea was on a route to the Jamieson gold field. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/8/1861|Argus31/8/61]])
== What was Yea like in the late 1870s ==
State of selection at Murrindindi and at other places in the area ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/10/1866 (2)|Argus12/10/66]])
'A liitle country village' ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 3/11/1868 (2)|Alexandra6/11/1868]])
== Facilities in Yea in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' 250 '''Hotels''' Albion Mr Marshall
Commercial Hotel, High St
Caledomian Hotel Mr Cairns
Olivers
Royal Mail Hotel Mrs Forbes, opposite court '''Churches''' Anglican church built in 1869
Sacred Heart Catholic Church '''Schools''' school started in 1877 a brick building ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 3/5/1872|Alexandra3/5/1872]]) '''Bank''' '''Main Streets''' Yea became a shire in 1873 '''Local Government''' '''Police Station''' '''Telegraph Office'''
'''Other things of interest''' Court House operating in 1868
Race course reserved in 1876 (Gazette 31 P756)
The Providence Mining Company No Liability, '''Mr Hughes''' manager ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
coaches ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 21/6/1872|Alexandra21/6/1872]])
Doctor Cheyne ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 1/6/1878|Alexandra1/6/1878]])
Flour mil Mr '''Pratt'''
one lawyer 1868
library ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 11/10/1873|Alexandra11/10/1873]])
'''Sloan''' , '''McLeish''' , '''Johnson , McAsey , Bannerman , Baird , Hughes , Hocking , Dyke , Handel , Marshall''' miners ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
James [[James Wallace|Wallace]] was the school teacher in 1881
Auctioneers '''Edward Smith, JD Webster &Co''' see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
== Links to the KellyGang ==
Mr '''Bolam''' from the Education Department provided the Royal Commission with the following comments in relation to James [[James Wallace|Wallace]] at Yea
<blockquote>'Did you consider his movement to the other school in the Yea district an advance?- It was an improvement in position, but not very much in regard to salary. The school he is at present in is what is called a full-time school, where the duties are not so heavy as in the half-time schools. Although the salary is very little more than the other the position must be held to be preferable.' ([[Royal Commission|RC 15047]])
From any other department?- He was acting as postmaster, for which he received a small salary-a very small salary'([[Royal Commission|RC 15052]])
</blockquote>
Hear Mr Webster of Yea (grazier)'s account relating to James Wallace ([[Royal Commission report day 52 page 16|RC17786]])
== Members of the Yea community ==
'''Cameron, McCrystal, McNeil, Martin O;Connor, Purcell, RF Taylor, EG Webster, JD Webster''' ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 1/6/1878|Alexandra1/6/1878]])
== What happened at Yea after the time of the KellyGang ==
== What is happening at Yea today ==
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