Deniliquin, the town

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

Location

Beginnings

Deniliquin station (700,000 acre)was taken up for Benjamin Boyd by Augstus Morris.

The town of Deniliquin started in about 1846 but it was laid out in 1849 and the first blocks were sold in 1851

 

Importance of Deniliquin

Deniliquin became the headquarters for the police and the main administraive town in the area

What was Deniliquin like in the late 1870s

Facilities in Deniliquin in the late 1870s

Wanderer Inn
Highlander Inn (Tattersalls Hotel)
Royal Hotel

Deniliquin was first called 'Sandhills'

In 1860 the first paddel steamer made its way up the Edward River to Deniliquin but there was no regular river trade

The telegraph line to Echuca was opened in the 1860s with the usual problems between the New South Wales and Victorian governments

The Pastrol Times and Deniliquin Telegraph (The Pastrol Times) was published by Dr DG Jones

The first bridge over the Edward River was built in 1860

There was a coach service from Deniliquin to Echuca in the early days but in 1876 Deniliquin was linked to Moama by rail.
There was a coarch from Jerilderie to Deniliquin

Doctor Erasmus Wren

Links to the KellyGang

 

The KellyGang waited until the coach left Jerilderie for Deniliquin before they held up the town (JJK)

News of Euroa robbery telegraphed to Melbourne via Deniliquin
News of Jerilderie robbery telegraphed to Sydney via Deniliquin

Mr Tarleton rode to Deniliquin after the Jerilderie robbery (OMA13/2/1879)

Response by Police at Deniliquin (Argus12/2/79)(Argus14/2/79)

Members of the Deniliquin community

 

 

 

 

What happened at Deniliquin after the time of the KellyGang

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What is happening at Deniliquin today - linked to the Kelly Country and Ned Kelly's story

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