Burrowye, the squatting run

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

One of the original properties in the Kelly Country

Wodonga
Corryong

History at Burrowye before the KellyGang

First taken up between 1837 and 1840 by the overlander from New South Wales, William Hugh Scott (14,000 acres)

In 1876 Burrowye North was licensed to Andrew Anderson, Thomas Brown, James Rutherford and the half yearly license fee was £153 See also (Argus8/2/64)

Where did the name Burrowye come from

 

The original aboriginal owners

 

The first selectors

 

Original

Neighbouring

Properties

Murray River
Mount Frigid
Thologolong
Jingellac

What was Burrowye like in the late 1870's

Links to the KellyGang

The KellyGang knew this area well as they moved horses and cattle backwards and forward between Victoria and New South Wales

Rivers Creeks and Hills near Burrowye

On the Murray River west of Wodonga

 

 

 

 

What happened at Burrowye after the time of the KellyGang

What is happening at Burrowye today - a part of the Kelly Country and Ned Kelly's story

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