The Black Eagle Hotel
This post is part of an ongoing series looking at the history of hotels in Wangaratta. Hotels or Inns were interesting places in the early history of towns. When few public buildings existed, they served as official meeting places and were often a hub of gossip and...Of Jurors and Blue Bottles
I've been reading early local inquests in an effort to solve a few minor but nonetheless interesting questions. My first question was about the location of Samuel Cheek's Bridge. This existed in the 1860s and was not much more than a log across the One Mile Creek but...‘Glen Ashley’ – 1 Chisholm Street
I have been asked to look into the history of a house named 'Glen Ashley' situated at 1 Chisholm Street Wangaratta, on the north east corner of Ely Street. Due to changes in land records, and subdivisions, researching this block and house has proven difficult, but...George Clark and his unfortunate end
I have written previously about the inquest into George Clark's death in June 1854 and how it allowed me to put together information to come up with the location and name of the Grape Inn which was owned by George's brother William Henry Clark (WHC). George Clark's...Sir Charles Hotham and the good citizens of Wangaratta
Sir Charles Hotham was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the colony of Victoria on 6 December 1853. This posting was considered a difficult one due to the huge social and economic changes that were sweeping the colony after the discovery of gold. After the resignation...
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