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C1887
Shepparton.
Late c.19th engraved view of Shepparton, Victoria. Surveyor General Thomas Mitchell was the first European to travel through the area, crossing the Goulburn River in 1836 on his return to Sydney from his expedition to survey the Darling River and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Shepparton.
Date:
C1887
Artist:
Unknown ( - )
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
130mm
x 75mm
Paper Size:
153mm
x 90mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1887
Description:
Late c.19th engraved view of Shepparton, Victoria.
Surveyor General Thomas Mitchell was the first European to travel through the area, crossing the Goulburn River in 1836 on his return to Sydney from his expedition to survey the Darling River and its tributaries. On Mitchell’s recommendation, Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney would follow two years later, camping on the town site by the Goulburn River in 1838 while droving cattle from Albury to Adelaide. The first permanent settlement in the area was the “Tallygaroopna” sheep station, established in the early 1840s. By 1843 the station was being run by a Sherbourne Sheppard, who the town was named after.
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 16439.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 4084242
State Library Victoria: CCF 994.5 V66S
State Library New South Wales: 74Vv5vQ4lxmZ
