Take a step back in time to Historic Kerang. The brochure 'Self Guided Walk or Drive Historic Kerang' provides a map and 84 different historical landmarks in Kerang, giving details about each one.
It is suggested that you start your walk/drive at one of Kerang's well known landmarks, the Town Clock at the corner of Wellington and Victoria Streets.
The brochure is available from the Kerang Information Centre or the Gannawarra Shire Council Offices.
Following are some highlights from the Self Guided Walk or Drive of Historic Kerang Brouchure.
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1. Memorial Clock
Erected in 1933 in Memory of school mistress, Miss Karlie McDonald, who drowned while saving two high school students from the Loddon River in 1927.
| 28. Site of "The Coffee Palace" | 56. Kerang District Health |
| 29. Historic Home - 12 Scoresby St | 57. St. Joseph's Primary School |
| 30. Large Timber and Iron Building | 58. Historic Home- 102 Nolan St |
| 31. Bank Building | 59. 19 Burgoyne St |
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Memorial Town Clock (1)
Pictured Right -
Lester Smith Lookout Tower (79) |
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Pictured - Tennis Courts (82) & Play Grounds
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Pictured : TAFE Building (40) |
| 2. Former Hawthorne Department Store | 32. Strathclyde Building | 60. Kerang Technical High School |
| 33. Original Bank Building | 61. Northaven
Former site of "Gleanarm" home built in 1893. Opened as Glenarm Private Hospital in 1908. Glenarm purchased by the Baptist Union Victoria in 1958 and opened as Northaven elderly person units in 1960. |
| 3. Commercial Hotel | 34. Exchange Hotel |
| 4. Pays Victoria Stores Street Building | 35. Arnolt & Greenwood's |
| 36. Original Horse Bazaar |
5. Municipal Chambers
Built in 1927 as a First World War Memorial. The portico is architecturally significant, being circular, two floors high and pillared. | 37. Gilbert Hotel |
| 38. "O'Donnell's" Building |
| 39. Original Bank of N.S.W. | 62. Roman Catholic Church |
40. TAFE Building
Built as London Chartered Bank. A stately building of obvious English design with sharply pitched roof to through of snow. Original stable on Fiztroy Street. Original iron work on roof made local foundry, Avards. | 63. Historic Home- 81 Nolan St |
| 6. Court House | 64. Historic Home- 88 Nolan St |
7. Post Office
Original Post Office was in Patchell's store in Nolan Street (near 77) before temporarily being moved to the Royal Hotel (8). Present post office was built in 1886. | 65. Historic Home- 77-79 Nolan St |
| 66. Historic Home- 74 Nolan St |
| 67. Historic Home- 5 Vaughn St |
| 41. Site of the District Land Survey Office | 68. Water Tower |
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Post Office (7) | 
Pictured Above-
Original State Savings Bank (46)
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Historical Museum (84) |
8. Royal Hotel
Opened on this site in 1884. Original stables still located at rear. | 42. Regent Arcade | 69. Historic Home- 57 Nolan St |
| 43. "Hellers" Building | 70. Site of Old Shire Hall |
| 44. Chimney and Brick wall, Timber Yard | 71. Historic Home- 76 Wyndham St |
| 9. Newsagent |
| 10. Toilets | 45. Franzini's Garage | 72. Historic Home- 72 Wyndham St |
| 11. State School | 46. Original State Savings Bank |
| 12. St Andrew's Presbyterian Church | 47. Bakery
Established 1889. Operated by the Gray Family since 1962. | 73. Historic Home- 40 Nolan St |
| 74. 38 Nolan St |
| 13. St John's Anglican Church | 75. Memorial Hall |
| 14. Historic Home- 85 Victoria St | 48. A.G. Adams and sons Funeral Directors | 76. Toilets at rear of Memorial Hall |
 Pictured Above: Roayl Hotel (8) |  Pictured Above:
Memorial Hall (75) |  Pictured Above-
Bakery (47) |
| 15. Historic Home- 93 Victoria St | 49. Fire Brigade | 76. Toilets at rear of Memorial Hall |
| 50. Site of Kerang's first Bank | 78. Major Mitchell Cairn
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| 16. Masonic Lodge | 51. Baptist Church | 79. Lester-Smith Lookout Tower
Unique Water tower built 1883 as people began to get tired of getting water from the river and from the well near the present shell service station. In 1973 the huge look out ower was lifted the top to provide a panoramic view of Kerang, the Loddon River and the surrounding lakes district.
Sir John Gorton Library of ultra modern design was built in 2003. |
| 17. Historic Home- 98 Victoria St | 52. Historic Home- 67 Fitzroy St |
| 53. Original site of Kerang Bowling Greens |
| 18. Historic Homes- 99-101 Victoria St |
54. Uniting Church
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| 19. Historic Hoomes- 101-103 Victoria St | 55. Historic Home- 80 Fitzroy St |
| 24. Historic Home- 56 Wyndham St |
| 20. Historic Home- 104 Victoria St | 25. Historic Home- 27 Albert St
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| 21. Shire Depot Shed | 26. Model Dairy in Albert St | 80. Swimming Pool
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| 22. Historic Homes- 37-53 Albert St | 27. Railway Station
Kerang Railway Station opened in 1884 when the railway line from Bendigo to Kerang Opened. Line extended to Swan Hill in 1889. Before railway, all mail and passengerss were conveyed by Cobb & Co. coaches. | 81. Atkinson Park | |
| 23. Site of Miss Margret Keat's Vet Practice and Home "Omarau"- 60 Wyndham St | 82. Tennis Courts |
83. Patchell's Bridge (Twin Bridges)
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84. Historical Museum
Built in the 1800s by A.G Shelly, brother-in-law of Woodford Patchell. Later used as bush nursing home and hospital. Museum established 1967 and now houses over 3000 artefacts including Woodford Patchell's irrigation work from 1863. |
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The brochure 'Self Guided Walk or Drive of Historic Kerang' was compiled 2003 by Gannawarra Shire Council with assistance from Kerang Family History Group.
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To find out more check these pages-
Kerang Information Centre History of Kerang Kerang Museum Self Guided Walk of Kerang Cemetery
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