Morven, New South Wales
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Morven is a small village
about 7 kilometres west of Culcairn
in the eastern Riverina
district of New South Wales
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Morven had a population of 464 people.
Staging Post. Morven Post Office opened on 1 September 1880.
The Round Hill Hotel is somewhat misnamed as the actual location of Round Hill property is some kilometres away on the Holbrook
to Culcairn road. The hotel's name was changed from the Bridge Hotel to its current name when an owner of the hotel was also a part owner of Round Hill property.
The town was serviced by the Holbrook branch railway line until the line was closed over 20 years ago.
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The bushranger
Dan "Mad Dog" Morgan
roamed the area in the mid-19th century and indeed held up the Round Hill Station property situated along the road to Culcairn. During the hold up he fatally wounded John McLean, an employee of the station, and a grave and memorial stands at the site to commemorate the event.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
about 7 kilometres west of Culcairn
Culcairn, New South Wales
Culcairn is a town in the south east Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Culcairn is located in the Greater Hume Shire Council Local government area on the Olympic Highway between Albury and Wagga Wagga...
in the eastern Riverina
Riverina
The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...
district of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Morven had a population of 464 people.
History
Morven commenced its existence as a Cobb and CoCobb and Co
Cobb and Co is the name of a transportation company in Australia. It was prominent in the late 19th century when it operated stagecoaches to many areas in the outback and at one point in several other countries, as well....
Staging Post. Morven Post Office opened on 1 September 1880.
Holbrook, New South Wales
Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 356 km North-East of Melbourne and 491 km south-west of Sydney between Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire Council area which was established in May 2004 from the merger of...
to Culcairn road. The hotel's name was changed from the Bridge Hotel to its current name when an owner of the hotel was also a part owner of Round Hill property.
The town was serviced by the Holbrook branch railway line until the line was closed over 20 years ago.
Dan "Mad Dog" Morgan
Bushranger
Bushrangers, or bush rangers, originally referred to runaway convicts in the early years of the British settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities...
Dan "Mad Dog" Morgan
Dan Morgan (bushranger)
John Fuller was an Australian bushranger.Fuller was born in Appin, New South Wales, Australia around 1830 to George Fuller and Mary Owen. He was their illigitimate son and from the ages of 2 to 17 he lived with an adoptive father, John Roberts...
roamed the area in the mid-19th century and indeed held up the Round Hill Station property situated along the road to Culcairn. During the hold up he fatally wounded John McLean, an employee of the station, and a grave and memorial stands at the site to commemorate the event.