KERANG & DISTRICT
FAMILY HISTORY GROUP
(Under the umbrella of the Kerang Learning Centre Inc)
PO Box 325
KERANG 3579
VICTORIA
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HISTORY
The Kerang & District Family History formed February 1982
under the auspices of The Genealogical Society of Victoria. Although
we currently stand on our own, we remain an associate member of this world-wide
organization known as GSV. We are strongly connected to and our
collection housed at The Sir John Gorton Library, cnr Murray Valley Highway &
Shadforth St, Kerang. Main entrance and car park can be found in
Shadforth Street opposite Safeway. The old water tower built 1883
has been incorporated into the library complex.
We have two rooms for genealogical purposes on the west side of the library
building. We are open to the public during library hours. (See ABOUT
US)
Our 21st birthday was celebrated Saturday 29th March 2003 with a dinner at the
Down Town Motor Inn. All past & present members were made welcome.
Kerang was proclaimed a township 1862 and the first form
of local Government was the Swan Hill Roads Board based at Kerang.
It covered an area of 2,080,000 acres or 10,490 square miles with a population
of 470 and 83 dwellings. An earlier settlement called Old or Upper
Kerang was established on the Loddon River 1848-1857. Woodford John
Williams PATCHELL moved the settlement 2½ miles down-river to start his own
store and others followed.
The Gannawarra Shire established 1997 includes the old Kerang Shire and Borough
and the old Cohuna Shire, and is located in the northern irrigation area of
Victoria, Australia, just four hours north of Melbourne. The train
to and from Melbourne arrives twice daily, also buses. With an area
of 3,740 square kilometres, the Shire has a population of 11,500. The main
centres are Kerang (pop 4,000), Cohuna, Koondrook, Lake Charm, Lalbert,
Leitchville, Murrabit, Mystic Park & Quambatook.
KERANG VIEWS
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| Former Kerang Library, Wellington St 1977-2003 | Kerang Town Clock cnr Victoria & Wellington Sts |
Sir John Gorton Library
built 2003
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Cnr Murray Valley Highway & Shadforth St |
Taken from Shadforth St looking Sth-west |
