macguires punt

HIS3MHI Meagan Stradling

‘Goulburn Punt Shepparton’ Eugene von Guerard.

Welcome to the township of

MacGuires Punt!

Patrick McGuire was an Irishman who is believed to be the first settler in what is now known as Shepparton. Shepparton adopted the name MacGuires Punt after Paddy MacGuire around 1852. It was not long after this that the town gradually assumed the name Sheppard Town after a Tallygaroopna squatter, named Sherburne Sheppard. Paddy MacGuire is known for his contribution to Shepparton by being one of the first primary white settlers in the town and for operating the punt crossing that allowed people to cross the Goulburn River from the Ballarat and Bendigo goldfields. It is difficult to trace the location of Patrick MacGuire due to the different variations of his last name. There are around six known variations, although the more commonly documented ones are MacGuire and McGuire.1 The first building that we have knowledge of is the punt house owned and operated by Patrick MacGuire in 1853, this building could have been seen approximately on the corner of High and Welsford street today, quite close to where the Shepparton Heritage Museum is located.2 Shepparton as a small developing town continued to grow and expand around MacGuires river crossing. Image 1 is a representation of the Goulburn River painted by Eugene von Guerard in approximately 1866, titled ‘Goulbourn Punt Shepparton’.3 The painting illustrates the operation of the punt and quite clearly indicates the cable used to cross the river.4 At the front of the image you can see a small boat, this was known as MacGuires Punt. MacGuires Punt… There were only three buildings in the early days of MacGuires Punt, these were the punt hut erected by Paddy MacGuire, an inn built by Johnson Parsons in 1853, this inn was knows as “The Prince of Wales Inn’, and a Police Station built in 1854. The police station building in 1854 was exactly where the Shepparton Police Station stands to this date. C. W. S James writes in his book ‘History of Shepparton’ that “The Police in this part of the colony were busy with prisoners, considering Shepparton had a population of considerably less that 50 persons”.5 It is said that the police station was erected in close proximity to MacGuires Inn and crossing place on the river so as to keep a close eye on certain behaviors. The two inns located in MacGuires Punt were reasonably busy due being extremely close to the only crossing place on the Goulburn River. The population of MacGuires Punt in 1864 was only 30 people and this slowly increased over time, although between the years of 1851 and 1861 the population of Victoria grew six fold.6 MacGuire operated the Inn for only a short amount of time, and then sold the business to a Mr. John K Hill. The Emu Bush Inn served an extremely useful purpose for travellers by providing them with food and accommodation.7 An add in the Melbourne morning Herald on the 12th of August 1853 states that Mr. Hill wants to inform the public that he has purchased the Inn from MacGuire and he will improve the accommodation for his customers.8 The town of MacGuires punt was known for its “horse stealers”, and a place where “lambing down” in notorious grog shanties was considered a great skill.9

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… The Goulburn River was redirected in 1969 to allow additional bridges along the causeway, which evidently moved the river from the center of town.10 During the time of MacGuires Punt, the river crossing was considered the center of town and then the settlement gradually developed around this crossing. William M Howitt was an author and traveller, his book published in 1855 “Land, Labor and Gold; or Two Years in Victoria” is a collection of letters published into a book about his time travelling through Victoria, Sydney and Van Diemen’s Land. His book contains what is thought to be one of the earliest recollections of MacGuires Punt. 11 Howitt wrote of his experience crossing the river on MacGuires Punt. He writes “Over this stream we had to take our cart on a punt of a most rickety smallness. It was so small and rickety, that it could not take a loaded cart over. We had, therefore, to unload our things, and have them conveyed over at several times. Our horses had to be swam over, or they would have stove in the rickety punt bottom”.12 Howitt discusses in his letters that at MacGuires Punt, the men in this small town had only “the most finished education that England can furnish”, and while hurrying across the river you must be careful to keep an eye on all of your belongings, “with some of your luggage lying on one bank of the river, and some on another, it requires a sharp lookout to prevent disappearance of sundries”.13 MacGuires Punt was officially recognized in the Government Gazette on October 12th 1853, and the last official use of the name MacGuires Punt was in the Government Gazette on October 2nd 1855.14

The Shepparton Advertiser reports on Friday 25th of May 1951 “Relic Of The Days Of The Punt”, in this article it is discussed that, “An old sunken approach to the now long extinct punt is being preserved as a historical landmark for Shepparton”.15 The punt was in use from 1852 until 1878 when the Fryers street bridge was introduced as an alternative crossing.16 This bridge was not the first alternative crossing to MacGuires Punt, there was also a bridge near Fitzjohn’s.17 The Argus Newspaper reported on Tuesday 18th of August 1953 that Patrick MacGuire was a “Monopolist” a “Rascal who began a city”.18 He was referred to as “downright disputable”, he was known for charging high amounts to cross the river in his punt and travellers were then also fleeced to stay overnight in his inn.19 The Argus Newspaper reported on Saturday 22nd of October 1938 that Shepparton was celebrating its centenary of a proud and prosperous valley. This article talks about MacGuire who “conducted a punt across the Goulburn” and Sherbourne Sheppard an Irishman who was evidently behind the influence of the towns current name.20 The Shepparton Advertiser reports on Friday June 5th 1953 about the Emu inn at MacGuires Punt, it is referred to as being “quite famous in its day”, where “People journeyed to this spot” and they were welcomed with “shelter, food and comfort to the tired travellers and their horses”.21 The Melbourne Morning Herald reports about the Emu inn at MacGuires Punt in 1853. It refers to the change in ownership of the Emu inn and the “improvements upon the premises, for the better accommodation” of travellers.22

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page12506473

FROM McGUIRE'S PUNTTO SHEPPARTON

What 100 Years - and Irrigation-

Done for the Goulburn Valley

ByERIE

COX

. Shepparton's Post-office clock marks the passing oftime - and Shepparton's growth.

WHENthe Duke of Wel

lington was alive hewas always referred

to as "The Duke." Lessermen with ducal titles neededtheir territorial names todistinguish them. So it iswith valleys to-day in Australia. There are the Murray Valley, the Yarra Valley,and scores of other inferiorvalleys and vales. "The

Valley" is the GoulburnValley.

Its right to the distinction is

indisputable. Oniy pedants,foreigners, and newspapers com

mit the solecism of "Goulburn

Valley." Now, the capital of this

delectable valley is Shepparton,nee McGuire's Punt, and it is of

Shepparton that I write, thoughwhere to begin is my main diffi

culty, as there is so much to tell.

It has nothing to do with the story,but, with youth at the helm and his

light-hearted foot on the gas, I reached

Shepparton from Melbourne at the rateof 75 m.p.h., occasionally slowing downto 55. Such haste, however, is excus

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able in anyone knowing The Valley andits capital.

First impressions of Shepparton are

confusing. Entering it suddenly as

one does by road from the south, itlacks reality. One moment the visitoris speeding through a rural landscapeand the next he is in the heart of a

modern city buzzing with activity and

every evidence of solid opulence. Thetransition is so swilt that one looksround with a dazed "What's happened?Where am I?" feeling.

But the city of The Valley is as solidas its prosperity. The wide streets linedwith motor-cars and humming with

« traffic, the wide conciete footpathsflanked by modern buildings with the

latest thing in shop fronts and displaywindows, and the throngs of people are

no vision. It was not unlike what. Bourke street might be if the tram rails

were happily dragged out of it.

OPPOSITEthe spot where our car

stopped, and flanked by buildings inthe heart of the activity, was a narrow

100ft. of garden. Along the back of itfor its entire length was a 10ft. hightrellis glowing with the rich red ofmasses of Black Boy roses. The carpetbefore it was a polychromatic blaze

of pansies. As I stood taking in itsbeauty it seemed proof that the meno' Shepparton recognise that businessand aesthetics are not incompatible.

A better day to visit the capital of TheValley could not have been chosen. Theweather was perfect. Recent heavy rainshad gladdened the heart of the man on

the land. At first I thought they hadheard of my advent, for the streets were

gay with Venetian masts and lavishbunting. I learned, however, that Shepparton was celebrating the diamondjubilee of its agricultural show, and was

in a mood for rejoicing.During the day I had the privilege of

meeting several of the leading citizens.I found them full of civic pride, and withjustice. There was a general disincli

nation to take any personal credit fortheir civic achievements, each man

tended to push the laurels to his fellow

citizens. From them, however, I ob

. Ian Mcintosh and hisfather's champion RedPoll cow. At nine and a

half years of age Ian didwell to win the under-20

sheep-judging competition.

tainea some idea of how Shepparton became the metropolis of "The Valley."

To begin with they are celebrating the

centenary of Shepparton in Januarynext, and they are feverishly preparingto make it a memorable event-but ofthat, more hereafter. The event, how

ever, enabled me to meet Mr. W. James,who, as official historian, has written a

comprehensive story of the origin andrise of the town. It appears that Humeand Hovell narrowly missed the honourof being the first white men to reach thesite. This fell to Joseph Hawdon andCharles Bonny, who in 1838, drovingcattle with nine ticket-of-leave men,camped on the river bank. Proof of thisis found in the charts made by Hawdonthat are preserved in Sydney. The first

squatters, Edward Colp, James Cowper,and Gregor McGregor (a Scot appar

ently) came in 1841.

During the gold days a punt owned

by one McGuire was the only meansof crossing the Goulburn River. For

that reason all roads converged on thepunt, and on all ancient plans Shepparton is marked as McGuire*s Punt.Prom Mr. James's researches it must

have been a lively spot in those days because rccords show that the inhabitantsof the lockup often outnumbered the

local settlers. These, however, he hast

ened to explain, were all travellers whocelebrated unwisely. The local settlers

remained outside.

Early land sales in Shepparton have

something of the romance of thoBe ofMelbourne. In 1856, a man so illiterate

that he could not sign his name to the

deeds, bought a block of land in themain street for £4. This block had

a frontage of 132ft. by a depth of 165ft.

To-day the block is worth £2G.000. Now,a man who can buy )Rnd in the principalstreet at £200 a foot is getting a bar

gain, and people do not pay that pricefor business .sites in any one horse

town.

men who knew Shepparton inthe old days are such as Mr. James

Thorn, now aged 84 years. He told me

that when the district was first thrown

open for selection he humped his swagfrom Rochester to take up his 320 acres.

His first home, he and his brother built

of bark they cut from trees. Walls, roof,

chimney, tables, and beds were all built

of bark. There was not a nail used in

its construction. They killed a heifer,

and used strips of rawhide to keep the

building together.The more recent history of Sheppar

ton I gathered from various sources.

Until the coming of the motor-car thetown-was rather in a backwater. To

do business along the North-Eastern

line it was necessary to go to Seymour

and back again. The coming of the

motor-car brought Violet Town. Benalla,

and other important centres within an

hour or two's run. From then on the

ousiness of the Valley gravitated to its

natural centre-the capital-Shepparton.

There has been another importantfactor in making Shepparton the centre

of modern progress it is to-day. The

story is one not exactly of civil war; it

was, however, one of civic ructions

warmly conducted. Until a few years

ago the town was ruled by a shire coun

cil. Now this shire council put theneeds of the shire first and those of the

town came a bad second. Naturally, the

burghers were annoyed, and failing to

obtain what they regarded as justice,

they determined to obtain the rights ofa borough for the town.

FX.

BOM what I can gather, the shire

regarded the declaration of independence

as something akin to treason and re

bellion. From a veteran I heard theborough's version of struggle and ulti

mate victory. However, from the formation of the borough, Shepparton,governed by men of civic spirit strongly

developed, has gone forward with giantstrides. Now the shire and borough

work hand in hand, and the revolutionis forgotten.

They did not have much revenue in

the beginning, but the borough council

. Time passes easily downon the river. Here, a

dweller enjoys the sun

shine with his collectionof pets.

could rely on the loyalty of its citizens.Here is an example: The money theyborrowed was needed for the making of

the magnificent town roadways. As

there was not enough to pave the foot

paths, which are as wide as those of Collins street, the council asked the businesspeople to concrete the paths in front of

their own premises. It was a costly

job for all, but the only ones who stoodout were certain financial institutionswith headquarters in Melbourne. These,

however, were finally shamed into fall

ing into line.

Lately, with the growth of prosperity,the town has been able to launch out

into the beautification of its surroundings. Close by an unsightly swamp

with a large area has been converted

into Lake Victoria, which is surrounded

by Victoria Park. Here have been con

centrated all the town's means of relaxation and amusement. There are bow

ling greens, and croquet greens, and

grassed tennis-courts. A palatial boat

shed has grown up beside the lake, and

near by is a splendid swimming-pool.

sIk^ALEYARDS recently completed are

better than those Newmarket can boast

-if Newmarket does boast of its Kale

yards. There is a one-way traffic only for

the stock. After being sold, it has exits

for the road or rail, or, if it has bad luck,for the municipal abattoirs that adjointhe yards. Not that it matters much to

the sheep or cattle, they are all "taken

for a ride" eventually.Of course, as even the most loyal resi

dent of the borough will readily admit,Shepparton could not have attained to

its present pre-eminence were it not for

the magnificent country with which it is

surrounded, and the coming of the irri

Kation system. Round about Shepparton is perhaps the finest stockbreedingcountry in Australia. It appears that inaddition to its pastoral qualities the

land has, I think, lime (forgive me if Iam mistaken in the mineral), which provides bone in stock, which makes thelocally grown beast a very superior benst

indeed. It is remarkable for its consti

tution and size. For this reason the

Valley studs have provided the materialfor the founding of all the importantstuds in other States.

This superiority of stock makes theShepparton Show probably the most

Important in the State after the RoyalAgricultural Show. One. wise in the

lore of stock, who took me round the

pens and stables, pointed out that at

this show there is a total absence of

inferior or nondescript stock. Everyanimal is of high standing in its own

class. This must make judging a

pretty tough job for the judges. And

talking of judges, they breed them true

to type here and train them young.The award in the competition for juniorjudges of stock was won against a largeentry by Ian Mcintosh, aged 9J years.You will And a photograph of this

expert on this page. The geniusis inherited. as his father isone of the well-known breeders of theValley. Before he began breeding onhis own account. Mr. Mcintosh, snr.,was the manager for Mr, T. H. Payne,on Woodburn.

Probably every district in Australiahas its uncrowned king. That of Shepparton is Mr. A. W. Fairley. It is a

distinction that is granted without hesitation or argument. Mr. Fairley is

the incarnation of the progress at thecapital of the Valley. In addition to

his other large business interests it washe who. in its hour of need, took overthe troubled affairs of the SheppartonFruit Preserving Company-hereinafterknown as the S.P.C. Since then theS.P.C. has become the greatest fruitpreserving organisation in the SouthernHemisphere-some say in the Empire.

AJL XNY man from any other fruitgrowing centre who has the temerity and impudence to question the paramount preeminence of S.P.C. to a Shepparton man

will get the lie in his teeth and thefist in his eye. S.P.C. can only be discussed in astronomical figures. Froma beginning of 350 tons a year itsprocessing works are now handling10,000 tons of fruit annually. It haspaid the Valley £1,126,000 for its

fruit, and its output has grown totwelve and a quarter million tins.

S.P.C. is a peculiarly domestic or

ganisation for Shepparton. So far as

it is possible to do so its employmentand its revenues are kept in the family.The employees in the fruit season are

mainly local folk. Whole families are

. But in the town, postalbusiness is brisk, as thispost-office scene shows.

. From the Water Trust tower, the wide streets of«.head Shepparton show up to advantage.

engaged, and the system ensures a con

tinuity of skilled labour. 1 was toldthat during the processing season It is

a usual thing for the Shepparton branchof the State Savings Bank to take In

£ 1,000 over the counter on pay nights.S.P.C. dividends range from 12 per cent,to 15 per cent., and that is all kept inThe Valley, too. S.P.C. is one of thereasons why Mr. Fairley has no com

petitors for his unofficial throne.

But S.P.C. is only part of it-an im

portant part, it is true. The tomatoflourishes in The Valley, and 7,000 tons

will be processed this year. They makemost of the crop into sauce or soup on

the spot. The balance goes to Melbourne factories. Two of the large district establishments are financed fromSydney.

Mr. J. McDonald, with whom Italked Shepparton on trie showground,besides giving enlightenment on toma

toes, told me of the crops from 1,200acres under peas and beans that foundtheir way to Melbourne. Also he men

tioned casually that The Valley exports112,000 bushels of fresh pears to England, which even the Americans admit

are the finest quality in the world.

j^low you know why the vast crowdsat the show were such a well-dressed,contented throng; why Shepparton'sstreets impress the visitor with a senseof solidly founded prosperity; and whythe town is a model of civic administration. Its Industries are also waanswer to the reason why building iscarried on at high pressure and the town

is 200 dwelling-houses short of requirements; and why the town maintains twolarge picture theatres. At present the

first section of a modern sewerage system is being completed, and in a yearor two the entire town will be sewered-and can afford the necessity.

Among the town's recent acquisitionsis a powerful broadcasting station, 3SR.which is part of "The Argus" chain, anfrthe most popular country station in Victoria.

Such a community has a hospital in

keeping with its dignity. It was thefirst established in The Valley, at

Mooroopna, about three miles fromShepparton. The new building recentlyopened cost £37,000, and is fitted withevery modern adjunct of a first-class'institution for the healing of the sick.

I found some difficulty as to whereand how I should begin this story ofShepparton, but It is more difficult toknow where to stop. I find now thatI have forgotten the butter factoryand the bacon factory, and I will getblack marks for that. There are alsoShepparton's famous citizens, such asSir John Long staff and others. Thetown's secondary industries includethe Furphy foundry, whence came the

water tanks for the A.I.F. that made

Furphy a new and significant word inthe Australian language.

But I dare not omit reference to the

Shepparton centenary celebrations,which will begin on January 13 nextwith a brilliant pageant, on which the

whole civic body is concentrating its

energies-and believe me, they are some

energies. There will be lavishly decorated floats with tableaux representing the history and industries of The

Valley, and there will be high wassailin the town for all who come to jointhe revels, which will be worth joining.After seeing what civic Sheppartoncan do as its daily job in keeping theirtown up to date, I am prepared to believe that when it really sets out to

paint the old town red it will be a brilliant red, indeed. When January 13,1038, dawns It will be but simple truthif you sing "There will be a hot time inthe old town to-night." Why not gothere and see it. It will be worth the

hang-over.

Image 2-‐ “Up rode Jem the Sexton, a down-‐looking fellow with an ill-‐kept beard and rusty black clothes.”

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J G W Wilmot… John George Winchester Wilmot was the man responsible for the first survey of the township of MacGuires Punt. The plan was made on July 13th 1855 and consisted of two streets, these were Wyndham and Welsford Street.26 Image 8 is a representation on the original survey taken by Wilmot. Wilmot’s plan was entitled “Allotments at Shepparton Macguires Punt” and was comprised of 20 acres all together.27 There are two particular buildings on this map that stand out, these are the Punt hut and Inn. Land Acts… 1833 saw the Acts of the Legislative Council place ‘squatters’ under control of Crown Lands.28 Further Acts increased the conditions that were required when controlling this land. There was an annual fee of £10, although the size of Land was not specified.29 September 24th 1860 the governor and executive council of Melbourne reserved the land situated near the river as a site for the township of Shepparton. This was the first land Act of the 1860’s, known as the Nicholson Land Act, it saw 3 million acres of land divided into allotments and only certain land was available to famers and squatters.30

Drowning… As we turn our attention back to William Howitt as he crosses the Goulburn River on January 22nd 1853. He writes in his book that “On a tree at the crossing of the Goulburn was nailed a little tin plate, with this inscription: -‐‘To the memory of John Stone, of Plymouth, Devonshire, who accidently perished in crossing the Goulburn, January 22nd, 1853’. It can be seen that this young man attempted to cross the river on his horse during a flood when the river was “running furiously”.23

Sherbourne Sheppard… Sheppard immigrated to Australia in 1841 and arrived at the Goulburn Valley around 1843. He is referred to or remembered for his name being in association with the town of Shepparton. Shepparton was named after Sherbourne Sheppard around 1853, when the town was first called Sheppardtown on MacGuires Punt, but was then shortened to Shepparton.24 Sheppard took over the extensive Tallygaroopna sheep run of 160,000 acres during 1843 until 1852. The name Shepparton was used from around 1853 to distinguish between settlements from MacGuires Punt crossing.25

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Heritage… MacGuires Punt river crossing is of historical significance. Established in the early 1850’s Patrick MacGuire and his punt mark the beginning of Shepparton as a developing town.31 MacGuire, his punt and the inn were originally the center of town. Today in roughly the same location there is a statue erected by the Shepparton Council that acknowledges the first white settlement of MacGuires Punt. It reads, “This is the historic sight of the first settlement at Shepparton, about 1850 known as MacGuires Punt. A punt was established on the river near this spot, providing a crossing place for overlanders, squatters and miners. Buildings comprised a bush inn, a punt house, and one or two huts. Here also the pioneers crossed the Goulburn to select farm lands in the district and establish trade in the village”.

Image 10-‐ Advert for the Emu Inn at McGuire's Punt, Melbourne Morning Herald 1853.

Image 9-‐ State Governor marking the birthplace of Shepparton, February 2, 1950.

Shepparton is said to have been declared a township once the name MacGuires Punt was dropped.32 It is represented in the Government Gazette September 28th 1860, that Shepparton was now a proclaimed town, although this occurred after more than 10 years of white settlement.33 Not long after MacGuire sells his inn to Mr. Hill he disappears and it’s extremely difficult to trace his location. It is difficult, yet probably impossible to trace the location and death of Patrick MacGuire. This is due to the different variations of his last name and not having any knowledge of his past. From the information we were able to gather it is reasonable for us to assume that Patrick MacGuire was a bit of a troublemaker, a rascal who played a huge role in the beginning of Shepparton. With this lack of information it is difficult to be entirely certain of anything else. We know that MacGuire disappears into thin air after the selling of his inn and this is the last we hear of Shepparton’s first pioneer. Patrick MacGuire is recognized for his contribution to Shepparton. He was one of Shepparton’s primary settlers and has played a significant role in the development and beginning of the town.


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