Seven Creeks at kellyGang
Contents
- 1 One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country
- 2 History at Seven Creeks before the KellyGang
- 3 What was Seven Creeks like in the late 1870's
- 4 Links to the KellyGang
- 5 Rivers Creeks and Hills near Seven Creeks
- 6 What happened at Seven Creeks after the time of the KellyGang
- 7 What is happening at Seven Creeks today
One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country
- Nearest towns
History at Seven Creeks before the KellyGang
First taken up by Janet Templeton in 1838. and passed to Barnes and Holland. (70,000 acres)
The Forlonge family take over Seven Creeks Station in 1851.
Seven Creeks had the first Saxon merino sheep in Victoria. They arrived on the property in 1851.
Use of dummies? (Argus7/2/74)
H M'Cartney (Ensign5/2/1875)
Did Younghusband have a rate problem (Ensign22/1/1875)
sold by the Bank of Austalasia to Dr Rowe (Ensign18/5/1875) (Alexandra25/5/1878)
In 1876 licensed to Issac Younghusband and Andrew Lyell 54,400 acres , £112/10 license fee half year
Where did the name Seven Creeks come from
The original aboriginal owners
The first selectors
Allegation of using dummies (Argus23/2/74)
Photograph
Map
Original neighbouring properties
- North
- South
- West
- East
What was Seven Creeks like in the late 1870's
In 1874 the Benalla Land Enquiry investigated cases involving the use of dummies to get selections on Seven Creeks
Links to the KellyGang
Rivers Creeks and Hills near Seven Creeks
What happened at Seven Creeks after the time of the KellyGang
What is happening at Seven Creeks today
