Honey Suckle, the squatting run

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country

History at Honey Suckle before the KellyGang

First taken up by Michael Forbes Scobie (64,000 acres)
Benalla was built on the Honey Suckle run

In 1876 thelease to Honey Suckle North was owned by Richard Goldsbrough and Hugh Parker, ? acres, £163/15 half year license fee
And to Honey Suckle South was owned by Issac Younghusband and Andrew Lyell , ? acres, £50 half year license fee

Where did the name Honey Suckle come from

 

The original aboriginal owners

 

The first selectors

By the 1860s most of the Honeysuckle had been selected. The southern part was used for dairy farming. Many farmers had problems with floods.

Original

Neighbouring

Properties

Stony Creek
Faithfulls Creek
Euroa
Warenbayne

What was Honey Suckle like in the late 1870's

Most of Honey Suckle had been 'well selected by the 1870s'

Links to the KellyGang

The KellyGang knew this area very well

Rivers Creeks and Hills near Honey Suckle

Honeysuckle creek

 

 

What happened at Honey Suckle after the time of the Kelly Gang

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

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