A map with early sales of land in the township of Kyabram in 1876.
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The sprawling community of Kyabram has been growing for 150 years.
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As town residents prepare to celebrate the milestone later in the year, local historian Eileen Sullivan has dug out a map of the town from years gone by.
The township of Kyabram, Parish of Kyabram East, County of Rodney was surveyed by Henry Moorhouse.
This map shows the early development of the township, between Church St and Albion St to the east and Allan St to the railway station to the north.
The date of purchase of most of the blocks of land and the size of the blocks are shown. The smaller blocks are hard to read, so Eileen has recorded them.
Allan St between Church and Union Sts:
9.2.1876
Lots 1 & 2 J Mackenzie
9.5.1876
Lot 3 R J Francis
Lot 4 Transferred later to the Commonwealth for the Post Office.
Lots 5 & 6 J S Darby
Lot 7 C Mumford
Lot 8 A Ross
Lot 9 W H Growse (Albion Hotel was later established by Mr Growse.)
Lot 10 J Lambden
Allan St between Union and Albion Sts:
9.5.1876
Lot 1 C J Roborson
Lots 2 & 3 M Coy & Co
Lot 4 W McDonald
Lot 5 H Ryan (later established as the Commercial Hotel).
Lots 6 & 7 R Purdue
Lot 8 W C Walburn
Lot 9 M Coy & Co
Bradley St between Church and Union Sts:
9.2.1876
Lot 1 G H Butcher
Lots 2 & 3 T L Hazelman
11.5.1886
Lot 4 – P Kilbridge
Entrance to Kyabram railway station in 1905. The first water tower in the background was erected 1888 to 1889.
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The police reserve in Church St was later gazetted to a recreation reserve with the triangle allotment to the east gazetted for police purposes and a court house.
That short street was named Cussen St on another map – later Tulloh St and the street north of Bradley St was named Brown St – later Unitt St.
Note that the gate approach to the passenger platform of the railway station is marked in.
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