Wangaratta Rate Books to be digitised
I’m so excited about the news that the Wangaratta Family History Society will be digitising and indexing Wangaratta rate books over the next few years. Just can’t wait!...
Trove Tuesday – Wangaratta 1863 – Part 3
Following on from the last Trove Tuesday we continue reading an account of Wangaratta published in the Ovens & Murray Advertiser (O&MA) in January 1863. As in all Australian cities, the public-houses of Wangaratta are a prominent institution, six in number;...
Trove Tuesday – Wangaratta 1863 – Part 2
Following on from the last Trove Tuesday we continue reading an account of Wangaratta published in the Ovens & Murray Advertiser (O&MA) in January 1863. A tannery has been lately established in Templeton-street, and but for the doubts entertained by the...
Sepia Saturday – A quartet of hotels
Choosing images for this week’s Sepia Saturday was quite easy. The challenge was to show a quartet of photos using the themes of towns, hotels or main streets. I knew immediately that I wanted to look at four hotels in Wangaratta. At first I wanted to feature...
Trove Tuesday – Wangaratta 1863 – Part 1
In January 1863 the Beechworth based Ovens & Murray Advertiser (O&MA) published a fascinating and at times hilarious account of Wangaratta. The report is important as the office of the Wangaratta Dispatch (later Despatch) was destroyed by fire sometime in the...
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