Hi Peter, I think you are thinking of the Taylors Gap crossing, there was a bridge over the line, and it is on top of the Gap, close to the Beechworth turn off. The Blue Bell crossing was much closer to Myrtleford. The old road ran under the hill, the Blue Bell crossing was where the road met the hill on the Wang. side. there was another crossing where the road left the hill on the Myrtleford side (forget the name of that crossing). The Blue Bell would only be about 3 or 4 Km's out of Myrtleford. Beverley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Ross" <rossof@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Blue Bell Hotel Myrtleford > Beverley, > > I think that I remember that wretched railway crossing! Going from > Myrtleford towards Wang, wasn't it on a left hand bend at the top of a hill, > and in a narrow gulley as well? Scary. > > Was it not far from the turn-off to Beechworth via Buckland Gap road? > > Peter Ross > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: bragge <bragge@bigpond.com> > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:54 PM > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Blue Bell Hotel Myrtleford > > > > I have not heard of the Blue Bell Hotel, but the Blue Bell railway > crossing > > was the second railway crossing after you left Myrtleford going towards > > Wangaratta. It was quite a dangerous crossing. Some years ago the road > was > > re-routed and bypassed this crossing. It's a couple of k's out of > > Myrtleford. - Perhaps is was called the Blue Bell crossing because of the > > hotel. > > If you were to drop a line to the Historical Society in Myrtleford they > may > > be able to help you. > > Regards. Beverley > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susan Baines" <susanbaines@lineone.net> > > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:37 PM > > Subject: [AVNE] Blue Bell Hotel Myrtleford > > > > > > > The Blue Bell Hotel in Myrtleford does not seem to be menioned in Kay > > > Robertson's book about Myrtleford. In 1869 Mary McManus and Andrew > > McMaster > > > got married there - according to a family tree that I have been given. > > Has > > > anyone else heard of this hotel? > > > > > > Many thanks > > > > > > Susan > > > > > > > > > >