Tabilk, the squatting run

...a place in the KellyGang story 

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One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country

History at Tabilk before the KellyGang

Hugh Glass owned the run in 1866

In 1876 the license was owned by B O'Reilly, 7,700 acres

Where did the name Tabilk come from

tabilk-tabilk meant "place of many waterholes".

The original aboriginal owners

 

The first selectors

John Shannon (1861)

The wine industry

In 1860 Melbourne businessmen, including John Pinney Bear, formed a company to create a very large vineyard on the Goulburn River.
Construction was commenced and completed on the original Winery building and underground Cellar in 1860 by Ludovic Marie.
Marie planted 25 hectares of vines in the same year, which grew within 12 months to be 80 hectares with the first small vintage occurring in 1861.
The next major development came in 1875 with the construction of The "New Cellar".
The Swiss-French impact then continued with Francois Coueslant, considered in his day to be a most knowledgeable vigneron and progressive farm-manager, taking on the General Managers role from 1877 -1888. He was responsible for, amongst many innovations, the construction of the distinctive Tower (1882) that surmounts the original Winery building and features on current Tahbilk labels. (Argus8/10/66)
See also (Argus8/10/66)

Original

Neighbouring

Properties

Moorilim
Mangalore
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Molka

 

What was Tabilk like in the late 1870's

Links to the KellyGang

 

Rivers Creeks and Hills near Tabilk

On the Goulburn River (Argus8/10/66)

 

What happened at Tabilk after the time of the KellyGang

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