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Kyneton

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== location ==

On road from Melbourne to Bendigo

== Beginnings ==

Kyneton developed quickly after the discovery of gold in Bendigo in the early 1850s.

== Importance of Kyneton ==

== What was Kyneton like in the late 1870s ==

By this time Kyneton was developing quickly as a tourist town. People came from Melbourne to enjoy the spars and the hills. Most of the town's historic buildings had been built by 1870 '''Photograph'''

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== Facilities in Kyneton in the late 1870s ==

'''Population''' '''Hotels''' The Royal George Hotel 1852 '''Churches''' Anglican

Catholic '''Schools''' The Mechanics Institute 1858 '''Main Streets''' '''Local Government''' '''Police Station''' '''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office'''

'''[[Post Office|Post Office]]''' '''Other things of interest''' James '''Melross''' was a reporter on the ''Kyneton Observer''

[[Doctors|Doctors]] ''''

Dr '''Henry Geary'''

Dr '''Edmund Kelly'''

Dr '''William Langford'''

Dr '''James Pestell'''

Dr '''William Henry Semple'''

Dr '''Samuel Smith'''

'''Licensing [[Courts|Magistrate]]'''

Henry Weigall

George Govett

On the [[Railways|railway]] line between Melbourne and Echuca ([[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 22/6/1872 (6)|T&C29/6/1872]])

== Links to the KellyGang ==

[[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] made an appearance in the wonderful old court house, following his involment with Harry Power.

Sup [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] was in command at Kyneton and came down to Melbourne on sick leave in April [[1864-1873 Events|1870]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 9 page 1|RC1593]])

We we going to rob the bank in Kyneton ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/10/1879|Argus22/10/79]])

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

== Members of the Kyneton community ==

== What is happening at Kyneton today ==

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