...a place in the KellyGang story
Areas
Hume and Hovell described the land North East of Tatonga as “a level forest, with here and there a small creek, flowing towards the North West. The soil excellent, and the trees numerous--a stunted species of blue gum.” The Broken River they recorded as a “ - strong stream, thickly bordered with reeds.”
Run was originally part of Bungoona up until the mid 1860's (35,520
acres). In 1871 it was sold to Sloane and Robert Jeffrey and they sold
it so that it was owned by George Temple in 1876.
In 1874 John Graves was manager.
At that time Emu and The
Springs were part of Tatonga. (RC15488)
In 1876 the license to Tatonga was held by William Sloane and Robert Johnathon Jeffray,? acres, license fee half year £34 16 11
Where did the name Tatonga come from
The original aboriginal owners
The first selectors
Eman Gunn, a relative of the Kelly's lived near Tatonga. (RC15489)
William Tanner took up 44a 4p at Myrhee and Tatong in 1879 (OMA5/4/1879)
Patrick Quinn said that there were some horses belonging to James Whitty, Robert Jeffery, and John Farrell taken. Jeffery came to Quinn, and asked him to find out where the mare was taken he had lost. During the time this other horse was taken I saw those horses of Jeffery's and James Whitty's passing up to the waterhole with some horses owned by Patrick Quinn. Quinn made enquiries and found out that those horses were taken up to the Murray and that Billy Cook was connected in the taking of them.(RC17691) see (Argus2/5/78)
A party of police were put on the boundary between Tatong and Kilfera, at Power's Crossing, in January 1879 after the KellyGang had been cited at Greta. They were to watch at night. (RC2030)
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