On This Day in Wangaratta – 19th January 1910
This is an enlightening newspaper article from the Ovens & Murray Advertiser of the 20th January 1910 about a disastrous fire in Murphy Street the previous day. The fire occurred on a Wednesday afternoon which was a usual half-holiday before shops opened five days...
On This Day In Wangaratta – 4th July 1875
This day marks the 140th anniversary of the death of George Moore at the tender age of 28 years. George died at the home of his parents on the One Mile Creek after a four week battle with typhoid fever. It must have been a horrible lingering end for the young man....
On This Day in Wangaratta – 22nd June 1857
Bushranging has long been a part of Australia’s history and folklore. We have all heard about the big stories, but we probably don’t realise that bushranging occurred regularly in poorly policed areas and that Wangaratta was one such place, until at least...
On This Day in Wangaratta – 15th June 1930
On this day in Wangaratta the famous female aviator Amy Johnson landed at Bowser on Buckler’s private airstrip. The landing was quite a coup for the town as Wangaratta was the only stopover on Johnson’s route from Canberra to Melbourne. Newspaper reports...
On This Day in Wangaratta – 9th June 1896
On this day in 1896 Dr William Joseph Carroll passed away after battling pleurisy for six weeks. He was only 41. Dr Carroll was born in Dublin to wealthy former Lord Mayor Sir William Carroll (also a doctor) and Margaret Elizabeth Pearson. Sir William was quite well...
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