Koetong, the property

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

One of the original properties in the Kelly Country

Wodonga
Corryong

History at Koetong before the KellyGang

First taken up by overlanders from New South Wales, Heape and Grice, in 1835 to 1836. (74,000 acres). Run could have been called 'Bunghill' originally. See also the old town of Koetong.

In 1876 it was licensed to Richard Goldsbrough , and Hugh Parker and with Bungil the half yearly license fee was £350

Where did the name Koetong come from

 

The original aboriginal owners
Pallanganmiddang Aborigines lived in the area

 

The first selectors

Original

Neighbouring

Properties

Murray River
Tallangatta Kangaroo Groud
Bungil
Thologolong

What was Koetong like in the late 1870's

Tin was mined at Koetong from the mid 1870s

Links to the KellyGang

The KellyGang used this area to move stolen cattle and horses from Victoria and New South Wales

Rivers Creeks and Hills near Koetong

South of the Murray River and east of Wodonga

 

 

What happened at Koetong after the time of the Kelly Gang

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

Koetong is still a locality in the State Forest at Shelley, where the old pub endures.

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