Tallangatta, the squatting run

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country

Wodonga
Kiewa
Beechworth

History at Tallangatta before the KellyGang

First taken up in 1838 by 'Tooth' or David Wilson (45,000 acres). From the original run Annandale, Kangaroo Ground, Razorback, Farleyer and Weem became separate holdings.

James Wilson sold the remaining part of the Tallangatta run in 1868 Menzies and Nicoll.
In 1870 Archibald Menzies purchased the run and held it until 1877 when he sold it to J Inglis and H O'Neill who held it until 1877
In 1876 the license was held by Archibald Menzies ? acres, license fee half year £50

Farleyer was separated in 1873 and sublet to Elliot Heriot of Carabobala
In 1876 the license to Farleyer was held by Archibald Menzies ? acres, license fee half year £93/15

Annadale was separated off in 1865 and in 1871 it was sold to the Singleton Bros who held it as an out station of Thologolong
In 1876 the license to Annadale was held by William Sloane and Robert Jeffray, ? acres, license fee half year £97/10

Kangaroo Ground was separated in about 1847
Razorback is on the west bank of the Tallangatta Creek. It was separated off in about 1865 and in 1876 Archibald Menzies sublet the property to Elliot Heriot of Carabobala.
In 1876 the license to RazorBack was held by Menzies, ? acres, license fee half year £68/15
In 1879 Razorback was transferred with the rest of Tallangatta to Inglis and O'Neill
In 1876 the license to Kangaroo Ground was held by London Chartered Bank, ? acres, license fee half year £150

Weem was the northern part of Tallangatta and it was separated off in about 1871. In 1873 it was sold to Thomas Ley
In 1876 the license to Weem was held by Thomas Ley and Robert Jeffray, ? acres, license fee half year £12/10

Where did the name Tallangatta come from
Lots of currajong trees

The original aboriginal owners

 

The first selectors
When the town of Tallangatta developed one of the first buildings was the Tallangatta Hotel
The Land Commission went to Tallangatta. (Argus20/3/79)

Original

Neighbouring

Properties

Bungil Koetong

Bethanga

What was Tallangatta like in the late 1870's

 

Daniel Morgan held up Tallangatta and stole a racehorse, 'Victoria'

Links to the KellyGang

 

Rivers Creeks and Hills near Tallangatta

Just south of the Murray River and near Wodonga

 

What happened at Tallangatta after the time of the Kelly Gang

The Royal Commission said it was a grave error to reduce the size of the Tallangatta police station (RC2ndReport)

Tallangatta was physically removed from the Murray River valley in 1956 when the Hume Weir was built.

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

Kinnoul is on part of the old Tallangatta run

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