Upper Moira, the squatting run

...a place in the KellyGang story 

Areas

One of the original squatting runs in the Kelly Country

History at Upper Moira before the KellyGang

First taken up in?
Henry Dendy held the run between 1853-1855. It was near Nathalia, and carried 8000 sheep when gold-rush demand for meat was strong.
On the Murray River north west of Wangaratta near Echuca

Where did the name Upper Moira come from

 

The original aboriginal owners

 

The first selectors

 

Original

Neighbouring

Properties

Murray River Yielma
Kotupna
Lower Moira
Strathmerton

What was Upper Moira like in the late 1870's

Links to the KellyGang

 

Rivers Creeks and Hills near Upper Moira

 

 

What happened at Upper Moira after the time of the KellyGang

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What is happening at Upper Moira today

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