...a place in the KellyGang story
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It is said that an overlander with a mob of cattle, Joseph Hawdon shot a 'black' dingo in the area in 1836. This gave the settlement the name of Black Dog Creek
The gold was discovered at Chiltern in1858 but the rush really got underway in 1859 with the discovery of the Indigo deep lead. At that time many people left Beechworth for this new strike. Chiltern was located on Wahgunyah cattle run
The name Chiltern was chosen after the Chiltern Hills of England when the town was surveyed in 1853.
The town was relocated when gold was found under the streets in 1858
Chiltern is an old gold mining town with a proud history and a great future as the centre of one of Victoria's finest wine growing areas. It also has many other attractions for the visitor. There has always been a strong rivalry between Chiltern and Beechworth.
The yield of gold from the Chiltern Valley Gold Mines Company's claim for the week ending 28/6/1880 amounted to 172oz. (Approximately $AU500,000 )(Argus 28/6/80) see also figures in the local (OMA18/1/79)
Post Office (1863)
H Crawford had the contract to take mail between the post office and the railway station 4 times a day (1876)Railway Station
Station building built by James Lever in 1876
Dow's Chemist (1868).
Chiltern Race Club (OMA20/2/1879)
Coaches
Royal Mail Coaches left
Chiltern daily for many locations in the area including Beechworth,
Corowa, Howlong,
Doctor
Charles William Rohner
Friendly Society
John Gough Tent No184 Victoria District Independent Order of Rechabites Independent
Freindly Society
Funerals
Newspapers
The first local newspaper was the Federal Standard
Pound keeper
John Strickland
Hotel on Chiltern Beechworth road
The Gap Hotel William Mitchell
1876 the border of the Shire of Chiltern was redrawn
'From junction of the Indigo Creek with a road forming the boundary of Gooramadda and Chiltern parishes; thence by the centre of that road bearing south eighty eighty degrees thirty-four minutes west about three miles and seventy chains to the north-east angle of Wahgunyah gold-common; thence south about twelve miles and fifty chains to a point west of Mount Pilot, thence by a line due east of Mount Pilot; thence by a direct line about eight and a half miles to the Indigo Creek and by the Indigo Creek to the place of commencement' Government Gazette Volume 7 18876
The KellyGang often visited
Chiltern
In April 1878 a warrant was issued at Chiltern against Dan
Kelly and Jack Lloyd,
on a charge of suspected cattle stealing. Sgt James Lynch, at Chiltern,
considered that the men alleged to have been seen driving certain horses through
the township answered the description of those men, and warrants for their
arrest were issued accordingly. (RC
2nd report III)(RC12885)
See also (BWC)
The charges were laid by Const Robinson (RC8814)
Insp Brook Smith travelled from Wangaratta to Chiltern and recalled to Wangaratta on 27/10/1878 (RC17463)
StringyBark Creek Murders
Sgt Lynch reported KellyGang in area
(Argus31/11/78)
Military from the Garrison
Artillery sent to Chiltern to protect banks in town after the Euroa
robbery in late 1878. (RC App8)
Aaron Sherritt said that
the KellyGang spent long periods in the
hills between Chiltern and Sebastopol. (RC14460)
Two of the KellyGang
were seen near Chiltern after the Jerilderie
robbery (RC2035)
see also (RC2614)
Old Mrs Sherritt that
we she had heard that the KellyGang was
supplied with provisions from a woman that lived near Chiltern that was an
old sweetheart of Joe Byrne's
(RC13210)
There was a report that the KellyGang were at Richardson's shanty, on the Chiltern and Wodonga road in mid August 1879. (RC14791)
There was a report that Joe Byrne was seen at Porcupine Creek. (RC813)
On the day of his death Aaron Sherritt came to the town pound to look for some of Mrs Barry's cattle (RC3804)
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