...a place in the KellyGang story
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First taken in 1841 by Edward Knull and was 160,000 acres originally.
Katandra was cut off in 1848.
Other owners of Tallygaroopna included Hugh Glass 1854 See also (Argus8/7/65), Shelbourne Sheppard (gave his name to the town of Shepparton, (it was originally called Sheppard's Town), La Soeuf and Atkins 1854, Charles Ryan and Robert Hammond 1857, (Ryan and Hammond had a successful stock and station business in Melbourne) Alexander Brock and William Brokman? 1859, William V Fraser 1866, (Argus7/2/74)In 1876 the license was owned by the National Bank ,36,500 acres, £55 half year license fee
See also Katandra and District History Group Inc.
The Tallygaroopna Homestead still commands sweeping views of the Goulburn River.
Where did the name Tallygaroopna come from
The original aboriginal owners
The effect of selectors
Tallygaroopna was broken up into small holdings in the 1870s,
Use of dummies? The Fraser family tried to protect their interests, but the authorities did not see it that way. (Argus7/2/74)
(Ensign9/6/1874)
The small town of Tallygaroopna is near Shepparton and east of Bunbartha and Loch Garry.
Farming in the mainly focused on wheat growing until irrigation from the Yarrawonga main canal began in the district in 1939. Dairy farming increased from this time and was taken up on former wheat growing land.
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