Hi again Carmel The original squatters in this area 1848 was William Furlonge [Barwidgee pastoral run]with 28,000 acreas along side this area was John Hill [Myrtle Creek pastoral run which became Myrtleford] 35, 000 acres in 1852 Barwidgee was leased to Richard Box, then passed through several hands The land was then sold as soldier settlements in 1919. I know that Patrick Toner and his wife Sarah Prendergast were in this region at the same time or just after William Furlonge and from an old manuscript I read years ago written aound 1840's it is stated that there was a hut situated at Waterloo used by the early drovers passing from Buckland overland where they would stay there. No proper dwelling was built at Barwidgee until Richard Box took it over. From off the top of my head.. it has been passed down that Waterloo was the original name of the area, before being called Barwidgee, this could have been taken from the name of the hut or first Barwidgee homestead. I know that in the early 1900's my family lived next door to Toner's and they called their property Waterloo Stud after the original Barwidgee Homestead or area. Also it was called that when I gew up in Myrtleford. Also there was a reef called Waterloo Reef (now callled Barwidgee Creek) Yes I have heard of the Wood family from there but not Knaggs. Most of the early settlers came to Barwidgee and Mudgegonga from Beechworth, Stanley and Hillsborough. The land Act of 1869 allowed them to apply for an allotment The following is from a survey 1918 for the Parish of Barwidgee 1876 Thomas Wood, Arthur Clingin 1877 Francis and Edward Hardy, Alexander Robinson 1879 F. Tuthill, Patrick Larkin, MT Carroll, Thomas Madigan 1880 John Carroll 1882 Patrick Murray 1883 J & G Hardy, and Nicholas Prendergast 1884 Patrick Toner, John Robinson, Lawrence Murphy 1890 B De Piazza 1891 P Pini The following is for the Parish of Mudgegonga (this is in between Barwidgee and Yackandandah.) 1879 John Brown 1881 P O'Callaghan 1884 Patrick Leonard 1885 John Wood, Thomas Morrison, Thomas Little, J Trezise (used to live at Waterloo) 1886 Thomas Evans, C.W. Roberts 1897 W. J. Brown 1899 John Carroll 1905 Richard Trahair, William Buck A good book to get hold of is called Mudgegonga's Hall of Fame by Bernie and Mary (Pini) Gibney regards Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmel Hickson" <carmick1@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [HC] Waterloo Thank you, Ian. I believe some of my relatives- Wood and Knaggs lived there at some stage. Do you know if it was a pastoral lease? Carmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Dickens" <hillhouse2@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:09 PM Subject: [HC] Waterloo > Carmel > I agree with Kerry, Waterloo is the Barwidgee Creek area. There was a > sign erected some years ago identifying Waterloo. Some of my lot were > from Waterloo (the Gunson line) Some of the births are registered in > Yackandandah, some in Myrtleford and only the last three children do > you find on the birth certificate the place as Waterloo. > ian payne >

Thanks Kerry for all of that information. Greatly appreciated Carmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry" <kerryb@austarnet.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Waterloo > Hi again Carmel > > The original squatters in this area 1848 was William Furlonge [Barwidgee > pastoral run]with 28,000 acreas > along side this area was John Hill [Myrtle Creek pastoral run which became > Myrtleford] 35, 000 acres > in 1852 Barwidgee was leased to Richard Box, then passed through several > hands > The land was then sold as soldier settlements in 1919. > I know that Patrick Toner and his wife Sarah Prendergast were in this region > at the same time or just after William Furlonge > and from an old manuscript I read years ago written aound 1840's it is > stated that there was a hut situated > at Waterloo used by the early drovers passing from Buckland overland where > they would stay there. > No proper dwelling was built at Barwidgee until Richard Box took it over. > From off the top of my head.. > it has been passed down that Waterloo was the original name of the area, > before being called Barwidgee, this could have been taken from the name of > the hut or first Barwidgee homestead. I know that in the early 1900's my > family lived next door to Toner's and they called their property Waterloo > Stud after the original Barwidgee Homestead or area. Also it was called that > when I gew up in Myrtleford. > Also there was a reef called Waterloo Reef (now callled Barwidgee Creek) > > Yes I have heard of the Wood family from there but not Knaggs. > > Most of the early settlers came to Barwidgee and Mudgegonga from Beechworth, > Stanley and Hillsborough. > The land Act of 1869 allowed them to apply for an allotment > The following is from a survey 1918 for the Parish of Barwidgee > 1876 Thomas Wood, Arthur Clingin > 1877 Francis and Edward Hardy, Alexander Robinson > 1879 F. Tuthill, Patrick Larkin, MT Carroll, Thomas Madigan > 1880 John Carroll > 1882 Patrick Murray > 1883 J & G Hardy, and Nicholas Prendergast > 1884 Patrick Toner, John Robinson, Lawrence Murphy > 1890 B De Piazza > 1891 P Pini > > The following is for the Parish of Mudgegonga (this is in between Barwidgee > and Yackandandah.) > 1879 John Brown > 1881 P O'Callaghan > 1884 Patrick Leonard > 1885 John Wood, Thomas Morrison, Thomas Little, J Trezise (used to live at > Waterloo) > 1886 Thomas Evans, C.W. Roberts > 1897 W. J. Brown > 1899 John Carroll > 1905 Richard Trahair, William Buck > > A good book to get hold of is called Mudgegonga's Hall of Fame by Bernie and > Mary (Pini) Gibney > > regards Kerry > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carmel Hickson" <carmick1@optusnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:47 AM > Subject: Re: [HC] Waterloo > > > Thank you, Ian. > I believe some of my relatives- Wood and Knaggs > lived there at some stage. Do you know if it was a pastoral lease? > Carmel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Dickens" <hillhouse2@bigpond.com> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:09 PM > Subject: [HC] Waterloo > > > > Carmel > > I agree with Kerry, Waterloo is the Barwidgee Creek area. There was a > > sign erected some years ago identifying Waterloo. Some of my lot were > > from Waterloo (the Gunson line) Some of the births are registered in > > Yackandandah, some in Myrtleford and only the last three children do > > you find on the birth certificate the place as Waterloo. > > ian payne > > > > >