Goomalibee, the squatting run

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country

Shepparton, Benalla

History at Goomalibee before the KellyGang

Squatting run first taken by Cheyne and Gibb (98,560 acres)
Mr Patrick Ryan in 1873
licensed to Charles Ibbotson and John Buckley 10,000 acres in 1876 , £37/10 half year fee.

Where did the name Goomalibee come from

 

The original aboriginal owners

 

The effect of selectors

 

Original

Neighbouring

Properties

Coorambat

Uptipotpan
Mokoan

What was Goomalibee like in the late 1870's

Mr Ryan had success in breding sheep here (Ensign 19/9/1873)

Links to the KellyGang

 

Rivers Creeks and Hills near Goomalibee

 

 

What happened at Goomalibee after the time of the Kelly Gang

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

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