Samaria, the town

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

location

Half way between Mansfield and Benalla on the coach road

Beginnings

Samaria was a coaching town on the Samaria run

In 1876 the licence was owned by James Blackwood and Charles Ibboston , 10,200 acres, £68/15 license fee half year

Importance of Samaria

Half way between Mansfield and Benalla on the coach road. This was an important route between the two towns.

What was Samaria like in the late 1870s

The town was little more than a coach stop. The road between Benalla and Mansfield was an important route between the centres, particularly when gold was being mined in the hills. As the gold declined so do the need to travel between the two centres. Later people often went from Mansfield to Longwood and caught the train to Benalla rather than take the coach over the bumpy mountain road.

Go to the races at Samaria (Ensign2/4/1875)
What was the area like (Argus9/5/79)

Facilities in Samaria in the late 1870s

State School 893 JM Coane, head teacher 1875

In 1876 the lease to Samaria was owned by Messers Blackwood and Ibbotson 10,200 acres

Links to the KellyGang

Sup Sadlier conducted a search to Samaria in early 1879. (RC2031)

Members of the Samaria community

Powell.

 

 

What happened at Samaria after the time of the Kelly Gang

As time went by the road between Mansfield and Benalla was developed. The railway line and Hume highway became the main routes and they bypassed Samaria.

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

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10-dec-11

The Samaria State Park is to the east of the settlement

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