Month: Dec 2020

Hero of Glenrowan – Thomas Curnow Mourned (27 December 1922)

Post author By AJFPhelan56
Post date 27/12/2020
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Officers of the Victorian Education Department joined on Friday in the expressions of general regret of the death of Mr. Thomas Curnow, the hero teacher who saved the train containing 40 police and a number of Pressmen from destruction by the Kelly gang of bushrangers, at Glenrowan, 42 ½ years ago.

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The Author Speaks: The Rest of the Trip

Post author By AJFPhelan56
Post date 21/12/2020
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Previously I posted about my first trip to Kelly Country since the lockdowns but was in the middle of the trip when I wrote it. Evidently the rest of the trip was too busy for me to finish writing up about what else happened at the time, so here we go with a quick recap […]

Tags Beechworth, Benalla, Billy Tea Rooms, Booktique Wangaratta, Glenrowan, Glenrowan Bakehouse, Glenrowan Hotel, Glenrowan Kelly Country Motel, Glenrowan Tourist Centre, Kate's Cottage, Kelly Country, Vintage Hall Cafe, Violet Town