...a place in the KellyGang story
Areas
On the Murray River east of Corryong
The first squatting run to be established in the Upper Murray area by squatters
from the Monaroa.
First taken up in 1837 by Rowland Shelley
(18,000 acres). In 1848 the lease was owned by George Shelley. By 1853 Hay
and Chambers had the lease but by 1858 it had been sold to Sydney Grandison
Watson who could be seen as the founder of the town. See related run
of Wermatong.
In 1876 the license to Tatonga was held by Sydney Grandison Watson,? acres,
license fee half year £43 15 00
Dispute over the annual rental fee payable to the Government (Argus8/2/64)
Where did the name Tintaldra come from
The original aboriginal owners
The first selectors
Former gold miners started selecting at Tinaldra in the early 1860's.
Historic Tintaldra, the top town at the top of the Murray River was first
settled in 1837.
In 1864 the now historically registered
Tintaldra Store was built for Watson of river red gum and red stringy bark
slabs - it served an area from the mountains to Wodonga and some six years
later the Tintaldra Hotel was built.
At this time the town bosted that it had the only punt on the Upper Murray
for many years. It also was on the main north-south route to the Manaro.
The River Murray was the border with New South Wales and Tintaldra had a customs
house. The post office, opened in 1867, served a big area, from Cudgewa in
the south-west to Walwa to the north-west.
People who wanted to select land in the area had to lodge their applications
with the police at Tintaldra.
The town also had a doctor, blacksmith and wheelwright, and the local Road
Board met there.
The pub, built in the mid 1870's was called the Pet Lamb. It is now called
the Tintaldra Hotel.
Tintaldra was at the north eastern corner of the North-Eastern police district (RC1718)
A major bridge was built over the Upper Murray at Tintaldra in 1914
A large part of Tintaldra was resumed after World War I and used for 200 acre soldier settlement blocks
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