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== One of the original properties in the Kelly Country ==

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<dt>Nearest towns</dt>

<dd><p>[[Benalla|Benalla]]</p>

<p></p>

<p>[[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]]</p>

<p></p>

<p>'''Lurg'''</p></dd></dl>

== History at Kilfera before the KellyGang ==

One of the first owners were H &amp; Patrick '''Stephenson''', (44,330 acres ) later Charles Ryan Snr ([[Ryan|father of the Doctor]])

Owner at one time by Francis '''Lavender''' and Ben Chaffey

In 1872 the lease was held by Robert [[MacBean|MacBean]]. He had problems with selectors ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 1/10/1872|Ensign1/10/1872]]) ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 11/10/1872|Ensign11/10/1872]])'''George Finlay''' laborer ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 9/3/1875|Ensign9/3/1875]])

In 1876 the license was owned by William and Frederick Fanning and Thomas J Nankerville , ? acres, £241/18 license fee half year

'''Where did the name [[Properties|Kilfera]] (Kilfeera) come from'''

'''The original aboriginal owners'''

'''The first selectors'''

The [[Kelly Home|Kelly home]] was on a selection which had been part of the Kilfera squatting Run on the [[Fifteen Mile Creek|Fifteen Mile Creek]]

'''William Gunn (Robert Ackers),''' '''Neil M'Millian, Napier''' ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 9/3/1875|Ensign9/3/1875]])

'''Photograph'''

Map

=== Original neighbouring properties ===

; North

: [[Springs at kellyGang|Springs]]

; South

: [[Fern Hills|Fern Hills]]

; West

: [[Tatonga|Tatong]]

; East

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Fifteen Mile Creek]]

== What was Kilfera like in the late 1870's ==

M'Bean had sucess breding sheep here ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 19/9/1873|Ensign19/9/1873]])

== Links to the KellyGang ==

In [[1864-1873 Events|March 1870]] [[Harry Power|Harry Power]] stuck up and robbed [[MacBean|Robert McBean]] on Kilfera station

Sup Hare met Ass Com Nicolson at Kilfera to start to capture Harry Power. They left Kilfera on 2/6/1870. ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 18|RC3394]])

[[Mrs Ellen Kelly|Mrs Kellys]] [[Selectors|selection]] was on part of Kilfera run

A party of police were put on the boundary between Tatong and Kilfera in [[ev78-12--2Euroa Robbery|January 1879]] after the [[../../things/K_kellys/K_KellyGang.html|'''KellyGang''']] had been cited at [[Greta|Greta]]. They were to watch at night.

Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] went out with this small party of police, and traversed the whole country from Kilfera to Kane's old stockyard, in [[Ryan's Creek|Ryan's]] Creek, with that object in view and cutting tracks, and that search was kept up from time to time. ([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 4|RC2030]])

'''Lurg'''

[[Jacob Wilson|Jacob Wilson]] and [[Tom Lloyd Jnr|Tom Loyd Jnr]] lived near '''Lurg''' on the site of the Kilfera run ([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 8|RC2116]])

'''Patrick Cox''' was the teacher at the Lurg school

Some of the kellyGang;s gun powder found at Lurg ([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/6/1906|Argus23/6/1906]])

Jacob [[Jacob Wilson|Wilson]] went to the Kilfera station early in the morning after sheep. He was fencing, for the station, and [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] crossed the road and bid good morning; he was riding a bay horse ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 9|RC4437]])

Jacob Wilson's place was along side '''Pattersons paddock''', part of Kilfera. In [[events 1880-1/ 1880-3|March 1880]] he found five pairs of hobbles there in some ferns.([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 10|RC4467]])

== Rivers Creeks and Hills near Kilfera ==

== What happened at Kilfera after the time of the Kelly Gang ==

== What is happening at Kilfera today ==

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