tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post2728404444337825287..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Beechworth's Victorian ArchitectureHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54723707771586355612020-04-07T21:15:41.409+10:002020-04-07T21:15:41.409+10:00I am very interested in Beechworth history and my ...I am very interested in Beechworth history and my families place in it. My father's family are all Beechworth. The Dodds and the Tanswells.<br />I am also very interested to know more about Hiram Crawford, the Conelleys inter-married to the Dodds and William McCurdy. Love to hear anything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056887194498308410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57800074362637566702016-02-06T02:05:11.442+11:002016-02-06T02:05:11.442+11:00Thank you.
The town might not be the biggest in r...Thank you.<br /><br />The town might not be the biggest in rural and regional Australia, but it has certainly figured in the most important events in 19th century history.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16068959677862929152016-02-05T15:59:01.229+11:002016-02-05T15:59:01.229+11:00Built as the Beechworth Athenaeum in 1857, The Rob...Built as the Beechworth Athenaeum in 1857, The Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum is one of Australia’s oldest museums with significant collections from the 1800’s on. After the death of Beechworth's former Superintendant of Police at Coopers Creek in 1861, the Athenaeum was renamed in his honour. <br /><br />The Chinese Collection reflects the history of the Chinese mining community in Beechworth from their arrival in the aftermath of the Buckland Riots in 1857.<br /><br />The discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852 dictated the dramatic development of the town and surrounding area. The Gold Collection also presents the rushes Spring Creek, Pennyweight Flat, Woolshed, Nine Mile and Three Mile.<br /><br />Beechworth and the Ned Kelly story are inextricably linked. All four members of the Kelly Gang spent time in Beechworth Gaol. Ned appeared in the Beechworth Courthouse in 1880 on a charge of murder. Ned's mother Ellen also appeared in the Beechworth Court and was held in the Beechworth Gaol for a short time. <br /><br />Burke Memorial Museumhttp://www.burkemuseum.com.au/Burke_Museumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54476550468309199522013-11-09T11:24:31.329+11:002013-11-09T11:24:31.329+11:00Danise
excellent... I will go back to the post st...Danise<br /><br />excellent... I will go back to the post straight away and make the changes.<br /><br />I hope history students following up the links to OLD NEWS TODAY:<br />TALES OF THE UPPER MURRAY. Well done.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7109775839621242982013-11-09T11:19:44.877+11:002013-11-09T11:19:44.877+11:00Hi Helen,
I admire people who have the skills to ...Hi Helen,<br /><br />I admire people who have the skills to do something like your blog. These sites are a boon to researchers and family historians. <br /><br />I am the great-granddaughter of Hiram Crawford who started Crawford & Co coaches. Over the past 13 years I have researched the history of this company in depth and also the life of Hiram. <br /><br />There are two errors in this post. Firstly, yes Hiram did build stables behind the Commercial in 1859 which operated for 30 odd years. However in 1891 it burnt down and the present stables were built. <br /><br />Hiram never had a coaching service between Melbourne and Beechworth. He did operate a cartage company for a while between those towns. He did however work in conjunction with Watson Hewitt operating his section between Chiltern and Albury, then connecting to WH’s coach to Melbourne in Chiltern. Hiram did own the longest surviving coaching company in Victoria- it covered all of the northeast over years stretching from Echuca to Corryong, Bright, Wangaratta, Albury and all areas in between. It extended into southern NSW covering much of the Riverina area.<br /><br /><br />To the rear of the building are the coach house and stables which were built in 1859 by the American Hiram Crawford who established his firm and a coach-building works, with Tanswell's acting as the booking office. Crawford's was the most successful coaching service between Melbourne and Beechworth in the 1850s. <br /><br />Regards<br />Denise McMahon<br /><br />Co-author with Christine Wild -<br />Old News Today, Tales of the Upper Murray 1876-1900 - http://beechworth.googlepages.com/home <br /><br />American Fever Australian Gold - http://www.americanaustralians.org.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59949595405687131262009-11-25T12:23:41.970+11:002009-11-25T12:23:41.970+11:00I have just returned to Northern NSW after travell...I have just returned to Northern NSW after travelling to Beechworth to do family research. My Great Grandfather was Thomas Augustus Connolly and his brother Michael Connolly where partners with Hiram Crawford. Thankyou to all the volunteers that made my rresearch easier espicially Michael, Catherine, Daniel and Cameron.<br />I'll be back<br />SueUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565288521357416613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-15241936206544970182009-11-14T21:09:38.791+11:002009-11-14T21:09:38.791+11:00Amazing pictures of art and architecture. This pos...Amazing pictures of art and architecture. This post also contains the information about <a href="http://www.hksecurities.com.au" rel="nofollow">Victorian Gold Mines</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43962348292923579892009-04-25T20:58:00.000+10:002009-04-25T20:58:00.000+10:00Love all the buildings. What a great looking town!...Love all the buildings. What a great looking town!<br /><br />It is difficult sometimes when sitting here in the UK not to be blinkered by a UK and Eurocentric outlook. There is so much more in the world to discover. Thanks!John Hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495250254811460833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-40039481199699715562009-04-25T10:49:00.000+10:002009-04-25T10:49:00.000+10:00A great post which has regenerated my desire for a...A great post which has regenerated my desire for another look at Beechworth and the surrounding area, thanks.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835936655590583808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42537708801488456392009-04-23T21:07:00.000+10:002009-04-23T21:07:00.000+10:00Beautiful picture blog showing many of the wonderf...Beautiful picture blog showing many of the wonderful and unique Victorian architecture. Congratulations!Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894811031164950528noreply@blogger.com