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SHEPPARD'S TOWN
Event Details
Start Date:
Wednesday 25 August 2010
End Date:
Sunday 14 November 2010
Shepparton Art Gallery Collection
Irishman Sherbourne Sheppard (b.1819) took up the vast ‘Tallygaroopna Run' in 1843. Several years later he returned to England, leaving debts with his agents who disposed of stock and property to meet his commitments.
On return Sheppard was advised that he was entitled to repossess his land, by force if necessary, leading to what is known as `The Siege of Tallygaroopna'. This siege, the impact of Sheppard's wife Sofia and their 15 children, led to the changing of the township's name from McGuire's Punt to Sheppard's Town. This exhibition draws from artwork held in the Gallery's collection, telling stories associated with the township's early history. Curated by Kirsten Paisley.