ࡱ>    Root Entry( Jrdf.MatOSTtJf.ZVf.MMMN0 6ND ( JrMicrosoft Works Database MSWorksDBDoc9qfVT&ArialNew Romanf VT&ArialNew Romanf ZT ZT ZT l "\T]kTkT4&fTeTeT eT eTeTeTeTeTeTeTeT eT+eT.eT5eTBeTEeTHeQuambatook & Reedy Lake whilst owned by C E EBDEN & S KEEN[T @VBURKE & WILLS and party camp at Tragowel station, whilst owned by John HOLLOWAY[T @Kerang proclaimed a Township. First form of local Government was under the name of The Swan Hill District Roads Board, although based at Kerang. First members were Peter BEVERIDGE (Chairman), Henry RAINS & Robert TAYLOR all of Swan Hill.[T @Kerang Cemetery established at the north end of Westblade Avenue. Earliest grave 11 Jan 1863. Lawn cemetery established by Cemetery Trust 1976[T @FKerang Post Office established temporarily in several locations[T @1Rate-book for Swan Hill Roads Board begins[T @aFirst bridge built over the Loddon River at present site by W J W PATCHELL. Replaced 1885 1864-5cKerang Hotel opened by W J W PATCHELL on cnr of Nolan & Wellington Sts. Still licensed 2007[T $@W J W PATCHELL became the first irrigator in the area. Experimented and succeeded with crops of barley, millet, oats, maize, cotton, beet, tobacco & sugar cane[T (@John SCANTLETON obtains license for Kangaroo Inn at Lake Charm (14 miles north of Kerang) which becomes a COBB & Co stop. (Delicensed 1921)[T 8@_THE GREAT FLOOD, an inland sea from Sandhurst to Swan Hill, caused by 27 inches of rain[T <@\District gazetted a shire - known as Shire of Swan Hill, though still based at Kerang[T <@OConstable Patrick O'DONNELL - first Police Officer appointed to district[T <@HMr John McGILLIVRAY begins a school in a bark hut in Nolan street 1872-3^Shire of Swan Hill divided into three Ridings - East Loddon, West Loddon & Lower Murray[T D@George ADAMS & SONS commence business in Scoresby Street as builders and eventually as Undertakers. Built Commercial Hotel for Henry TAVERNER. (Still licensed 2007)[T H@JFirst Shire hall built cnr Nolan & Wyndham Sts by George ADAMS Senr[T H@} Land & Survey Office opened cnr Wellington & Fitzroy Sts. Shire Hall Hotel opened in Nolan street. (Delicensed 1922)[T !H@k!First part of State School No 1410 built by George ADAMS in Victoria St. Brick building built 1881[T "H@'"PAY'S Store opens in Victoria St[T #L@j#First Shire Council elected by rate-payers. President Henry TAVERNER, Secretary Charles E ALBRECHT[T $L@^$Farmers' Arms (later Gilbert Club Hotel) opened in Wellington St. Still licensed 2007[T %L@=%Bank of Victoria established cnr Wyndham & Fitzroy Sts[T &L@&Kerang Turf Club formed[T 'L@X'Police Station built cnr Burgoyne & Shadforth Sts. Shifted to Albert Street 1968[T (L@Q(The Wesleyan Church shifted from Upper Kerang to cnr Vaughan & Fitzroy Sts[T )P@6)Buildings moved from Upper Kerang to New Kerang[T *T@=*First brick kiln built by J W J PATCHELL near cemetery[T +T@+First newspaper started by Wm John DAVEY. Named 'The Kerang Times & Swan Hill Gazette' Later 'The Kerang Times' (See 1901)[T ,T@O,Stock sales operational in Kerang. Yards built cnr Nolan & Scoresby Sts[T -T@<-National Bank established cnr Scoresby & Victoria Sts[T .X@.David HAWTHORNE opens his first store cnrTTS&TfT lmVT&Times New RomanfVT&ArialNew Romanf VT&ArialNew Romanf ZT ZT ZT l "\T]kTkT4&fTeTeT eT eTeTeTeTeTeTeTeT eT+eT.eT5eTBeTEeTHeTKeTSeTVeTZeT\eT]eTe1]TP]T0 DATE`@  INFORMATIONTl2TWT&Times New RomanLPGTTimes New RomaneTeT:u TxxdT_TMdeT:u_TMdeT:u$oT3TPTgTn77A.n77A.dtKERANG TIMELINE 1836-1982#Tn77A.d&KERANG TIMELINE 1836-1982%[T @Major MITCHELL camped and named Mount Kerang (?Aboriginal word "Kewang meaning Moon" - other Kerang towns in Asia). Area known as District of Swan Hill in the Port Phillip Settlement of NSW[T ̜@ZFirst Northern Station established at Duck Swamp (later Durham Ox) by Edward ARGYLE[T Ԝ@[Reedy Lake Station established by Robert Tertius CAMPBELL & George Campbell CURLEWIS[T ؜@UBEVERIDGE BROS passed through area to settle at Tyntynder (north of Swan Hill)[T ؜@PTragowel Station established (south of current Kerang) by Edward BRADSHAW[T @J'Loddon Inn' licensed at Upper Kerang by ex-sailor Richard BEYES. [T @H'Bridge Store' opened by Edmund HILL at Upper Kerang (Old Kerang)[T @!Gold discovered at Bendigo 1853-4@Thomas FARMER bought both store and hotel at Upper Kerang[T @d Fortnightly delivery of mail between Serpentine and Swan Hill by William DEAKIN & Arthur BILL[T @4 Saddlery opened at Upper Kerang by A D FRASER[T @m First Church (Wesleyan) built at Upper Kerang by George ADAMS Senr for Mrs LITTLETON and Mr A D FRASER[T @ Woodford John Williams PATCHELL arrives in the district. Takes over 'Bridge Store', shifting store approx.1863 down river 2 miles because of a land dispute with Thomas FARMER [T @I W J W PATCHELL builds first store in New Kerang (now Nolan Street)[T  @COBB & Co takes over transportation & communication of the district - a twice weekly service between Sandhurst & Swan Hill (Sandhurst known as Bendigo before 1855 and after 1891)[T @Reedy Lake Station split into seven separate stations - Bael Bael, Lake Boga, Lake Meran, Long Lake, Pental Island, Victoria & Wellington Sts. Second store, brick & two storied built in 1885 and burnt 1947. Third store burnt down July 1969. Became a Target store 2002[T /X@</First Baptist Church built cnr Fitzroy & Scoresby Sts[T 0\@V0Gilbert Club Hotel (named Farmers' Arms) built Southern side Wellington Street.[T 1\@i1First Church of England Church built in Burgoyne Street. Moved to cnr Victoria & Wyndham Sts 1900[T 2`@]2Mechanics' Institute built in Fitzroy St. Became the Regent Picture Theatre 1937-1966[T 3`@63E S & A Bank built cnr Wellington & Fitzroy Sts[T 4l@Q4First brick water tower built cnr Wellington & Shadforth Sts by Mr EDWARDS[T 5p@5Kerang Railway station opened 24th October by several politicians, The Shire President Cr J CULLEN Jun and Shire Secretary Mr T WESCOTT. To Swan Hill by 1890[T 6p@d6Royal Hotel built for Mr Patrick O'DONNELL, cnr Victoria & Scoresby Sts. Still licensed 2007[T 7p@L7Exchange Hotel built Wellington St for TAVERNER. Still licensed 2007[T 8p@!8Kerang Fire Brigade formed[T 9p@M9Kerang Masonic Lodge No 2122 constituted 11th September. Later No 100[T :t@?:'Kerang Observer' founded by W J DAVEY. Last issue 1928[T ;t@U;First Roman Catholic Church built cnr Nolan & Wattle Sts. (Parish of Pyramid)[T <t@)<Kerang Agricultural Society formed[T =t@G=Shire of Gordon formed from southern part of Shire of Swan Hill[T >t@">Kerang Football Club formed[T ?x@H?Commercial Hotel built for CADUSCH cnr Victoria & Wellington Sts.[T @x@[@Kerang Post Office built Victoria St. Brick building still used as Post office 2007[T A@]ATramways Trust opens Kerang to Koondrook tramline on 19th July. Last goods tram 1967.[T B@BGlenarm Private Hospital built cnr Shadforth & Wattle Sts. Later Kerang Bush Hospital 1937-1954. Became Northaven Baptist Home for the Aged 1960. New building 1983[T C@lCMildura Shire proclaimed, severing Nth-west portion of Lower Murray Riding, of the Shire of Swan Hill[T D@:DSt Andrews Presbyterian Church built in Victoria St[T E@wESwan Hill area seceeded from the Shire of Swan Hill to become the Shire of Castle Donnington, based at Swan Hill[T F@dFSwan Hill Shire re-subdivided into 4 Ridings - North-east, South-east, North-west, South-west[T G@\GShire of Swan Hill changes its name to the more logical one of The Shire of Kerang. [T H@HGeorge ADAMS acquires 'The Kerang Times' . He amalgamates with 'The Kerang Observer' and calls the paper 'The New Kerang Times'. This name remained until 1971 when the local paper became 'The Northern Times' Remains so 2007[T I@JIAlexandra Park established. Named after Queen Alexandra of Britain[T J@NJOpening of Koondrook/Barham bridge over the Murray River on 8th October[T Kĝ@KElectric Light to Kerang by a private company of Bendigo. Street lighting from sundown to 1am with 200 installations. Power House built Fitzroy Street 1912[T Lĝ@KLKerang Co-operative Butter Factory commences business. Closed c1950[T Mȝ@MMWater Commission of Victoria took over all Water Trusts in Kerang area[T NН@(NTelephone service began in Kerang[T Oԝ@9OLaanecoorie Weir breaks and floods Kerang township[T P@?PSt Joseph's Roman Catholic School opened in Nolan street[T Q@HQNew Court House built in Victoria Street. (Old Court house 1877)[T R@7R984 World War 1 enlistments from Shire of Kerang[T S@SLocal Authority took over electricity supplies with new Power House built cnr Shadforth St & Murray Valley Highway. DC to AC 1936. State Electricity Commission covers Kerang 1961. (1958 Quambatook area, 1965 Lake Charm area).[T T@5TKerang High School proclaimed in Murray Street[T U@OUKerang Memorial Chambers built Victoria Street. Opened by Lord SOMERS [T V@VMiss Karlie McDONALD drowned in Loddon River swimming pool, whilst saving a Kerang High School pupil. Town clock built 1933 as a memorial for her[T W@_WThird bridge built over the Loddon River at Kerang by Country Roads Board of Victoria. [T X0@IXKerang Sewerage Authority constituted and finally implemented 1938[T Y<@3YKerang gained 11 miles of concrete footpaths[T ZP@ZMunicipal Sale Yards opened south-east of Wellington St railway crossing at cost of 11,000. Opened by Hon Norman MARTIN MLA[T [h@@[Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visit Kerang 15th November[T \p@\Memorial Community Centre built in Nolan Street (Kerang Town Hall) in memory of 1,151 enlistments for World War 2 from the Shire of Kerang[T ]p@]John Grey GORTON, Councillor for North-west Riding of Shire of Kerang. Became a member of the Federal Senate 1949 and Prime Minister of Australia Dec 1968 to 1971. Died Sydney 19 May 2002 [T ^@G^Township of Kerang becomes the 5th Riding of The Shire of Kerang[T _@>_New Kerang & District Hospital built in Burgoyne Street[T `@,`Television signal available in Kerang[T a@YaKerang Borough formed from 5th Riding. Ended 1995 when Shire of Gannawarra formed[T b@SbKerang South Primary School commenced to cover the southern part of the town[T cĞ@XcKerang Historical Society formed in old home of SHELDON family in Riverwood Drive[T d@MdGlenarm Nursing Home built north of Kerang Hospital in Burgoyne Street[T e@eKerang & District Family History Group formed. Meetings first held in old E S & A Bank. First President Margaret MURPHY, Secretary Pat GILLINGHAM, Treasurer Audrey WOOD.fAmended November 2007 by Pat GILLINGHAMCompObj^