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04:17, 15 November 2015 == One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country ==
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<dt>Nearest towns</dt>
<dd><p>ten miles north of</p>
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<p>[[Greta|Greta]]</p></dd></dl>
== History at Fifteen Mile Creek before the KellyGang ==
First taken up byWillian Francis '''[[Properties|Splatt]]''' in about 1846. Also licensed to Edward B '''Green''', called 'Green Vale' (6,000 acres) In the 1850s the lease was owned by Robertson. Later it was taken over by '''Robert Mason'''. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/10/1866|Argus12/10/66]])([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/10/1872|Ensign4/10/1872]])
In 1876 the license was owned by Robert Mason, ? acres, £90 half year license fee
'''The name [[Properties|Fifteen Mile Creek]] came from the name of the creek which ran through the station'''
<blockquote>=== Also called Mason’s Station and (Tarrawingee?) ===
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'''The original aboriginal owners'''
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'''The first selectors'''
<blockquote>Fifteen Mile Creek was first selected in the late 1850s. More selections were made in 1869
see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/10/1866|Argus12/10/66]])
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'''Map'''
Photograph
=== Original neighbouring properties ===
; North
: [[Myrrhee|Myrrhee]]
; South
: [[Glenmore Run|Glenmore]]
; West
: [[Kilfera|Kilfera]]
; East
: [[Edi|Edi]]
== What was Fifteen Mile Creek like in the late 1870's ==
== Links to the KellyGang ==
One of the police stationed at [[Greta|Greta]] in the early 1870s did not know where Mason's Station was ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 10|RC3224]])
Thomas Mason, son of Robert Mason, was prosecuted by his father for cattle stealing ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 23/12/1873|Ensign23/12/1873]])
Police Search party under SConst [[SConst James|James]] sent to Mason's Station at the back of Greta on [[Fifteen Mile Creek|Fifteen Mile Creek]] in [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|November 1878]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 1|RC676]])
A police station should be built at Mason's ([[Royal Commission report Appendix 1 page 1|RCApp1]])
== Rivers Creeks and Hills near Fifteen Mile Creek ==
== What happened at Fifteen Mile Creek after the time of the KellyGang ==
A Police station was to be set up at Fifteen Mile Creek as a result of the Glenrowan [[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|Siege]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 49 page 9|RC16716]])
The Police station was closed in 1884
== What is happening at Fifteen Mile Creek today ==
[[Category:Places]] [[Category:Places starting with E-G]] [[Category:Fifteen Mile Creek]] [[Category:Tarrawingee]] [[Category:squatters]] [[Category:Robert MasonHistory]]
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