319:. The Munro family became prominent pastoralists in the area after the 1874 purchase of the 'Weebollabolla' property from the family of Thomas Simpson Hall. In 1887, Keera was sold off to Thomas Cook of Turanville, with Donald Munro's son Hugh R. Munro being retained as partner and manager of the property. Hugh R. Munro later bought Keera outright and expanded the family's pastoral business interests into the frozen beef and horse-racing industries. In 1926, Donald's grandson, Hugh Gordon Munro, established the Booroomooka Angus Stud at Keera, which today remains in operation under the Munro family. The wife of Hugh Gordon Munro,
43:
519:
50:
267:, later known by the names Cooringoora and Keera. Wiseman neglected to staff Keera, and within the year it was occupied by Alexander Campbell who formed a pastoral property on behalf of his employer, Peter MacIntyre. For the next few years Keera was simply known as 'MacIntyre's station'.
278:. In the days after the massacre, Fleming's group came to 'MacIntyre's station' to kill Aborigines who had escaped the initial massacre. Reports indicate that around 10 more people were murdered by the gang at MacIntyre's, including an Aboriginal boy who was shot in the back.
188:
176:
42:
556:
75:
300:
From the late 1840s, Macpherson became involved in expanding his property interests into the northern frontier regions. He attempted to establish the
181:
164:
580:
575:
549:
290:
366:
324:
286:
213:
68:
542:
301:
149:
225:
155:
193:
468:
316:
257:
127:
111:
293:. It was Macpherson who named the property 'Keera', probably a corruption of the local Aboriginal word
315:
In 1858, Macpherson returned to
Australia and sold Keera to Donald Munro, a Scottish storekeeper from
440:
275:
274:
killed around 28 Aboriginal people at the nearby Myall Creek station in what has become known as the
263:
British colonisation of Keera began in 1837 with the arrival of
Richard Wiseman, who established two
240:
and Keera Creek, and includes the hilly region extending south along the Keera and MacIntyre Creeks.
271:
252:
people who lived in the Gwydir region. They had similar customs and culture to the neighbouring
362:
320:
526:
305:
282:
209:
387:
217:
29:
264:
569:
391:. Vol. XLV, no. 1150. New South Wales, Australia. 11 April 1934. p. 11
308:, but strong Aboriginal resistance caused him to abandon the project and return to
249:
237:
205:
169:
472:. Vol. XXX, no. 21. New South Wales, Australia. 4 July 1935. p. 4
410:
463:
435:
382:
253:
90:
77:
518:
221:
491:
309:
444:. No. 1200. New South Wales, Australia. 20 June 1934. p. 69
143:
335:
In 2016, the population of the Keera region was around 45 people.
530:
187:
175:
163:
136:
126:
118:
106:
67:
23:
270:In June 1838, a vigilante gang of horsemen led by
228:which is approximately 20km to the north-west.
285:, son of the chief bureaucrat in the colonial
550:
8:
557:
543:
480:– via National Library of Australia.
452:– via National Library of Australia.
399:– via National Library of Australia.
20:
352:
350:
348:
236:Keera is located on the junction of the
525:This Australian geography article is a
344:
304:leasehold near what is now the town of
16:Locality in New South Wales, Australia
7:
515:
513:
281:In 1839, MacIntyre sold the run to
529:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
517:
48:
41:
142:510 km (317 mi) N of
492:"History of Booroomooka Angus"
411:"The Munro's of Weebollabolla"
154:20 km (12 mi) SE of
148:139 km (86 mi) N of
1:
361:. Melbourne: McPhee Gribble.
287:Government of New South Wales
248:Keera is on the lands of the
49:
383:"Keera and Mount Abundance"
325:Country Women's Association
204:is a locality on the upper
597:
512:
581:Australia geography stubs
36:
576:Towns in New South Wales
464:"A Gwydir River station"
415:Weebollabolla Shorthorns
357:Milliss, Roger (1992).
469:The Farmer and Settler
258:Aboriginal Australians
224:. The nearest town is
91:30.00000°S 150.99972°E
297:meaning crayfish.
276:Myall Creek massacre
96:-30.00000; 150.99972
189:Federal division(s)
182:Northern Tablelands
177:State electorate(s)
87: /
291:William Macpherson
272:John Henry Fleming
538:
537:
496:Booroomooka Angus
436:"Munro, of Keera"
321:Grace Emily Munro
199:
198:
588:
559:
552:
545:
521:
514:
507:
506:
504:
502:
488:
482:
481:
479:
477:
460:
454:
453:
451:
449:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
407:
401:
400:
398:
396:
379:
373:
372:
354:
306:Roma, Queensland
283:Allan Macpherson
210:Murchison County
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
52:
51:
45:
32:
26:
21:
596:
595:
591:
590:
589:
587:
586:
585:
566:
565:
564:
563:
511:
510:
500:
498:
490:
489:
485:
475:
473:
462:
461:
457:
447:
445:
434:
433:
429:
419:
417:
409:
408:
404:
394:
392:
381:
380:
376:
369:
356:
355:
346:
341:
333:
302:Mount Abundance
265:cattle stations
246:
234:
218:New South Wales
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
63:
62:
61:
60:
59:
58:
57:
53:
30:New South Wales
28:
27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
594:
592:
584:
583:
578:
568:
567:
562:
561:
554:
547:
539:
536:
535:
522:
509:
508:
483:
455:
427:
402:
374:
367:
359:Waterloo Creek
343:
342:
340:
337:
332:
329:
323:, founded the
245:
242:
233:
230:
197:
196:
191:
185:
184:
179:
173:
172:
167:
161:
160:
159:
158:
152:
146:
138:
134:
133:
130:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
108:
104:
103:
71:
65:
64:
55:
54:
47:
46:
40:
39:
38:
37:
34:
33:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
593:
582:
579:
577:
574:
573:
571:
560:
555:
553:
548:
546:
541:
540:
534:
532:
528:
523:
520:
516:
497:
493:
487:
484:
471:
470:
465:
459:
456:
443:
442:
437:
431:
428:
416:
412:
406:
403:
390:
389:
384:
378:
375:
370:
364:
360:
353:
351:
349:
345:
338:
336:
330:
328:
326:
322:
318:
313:
311:
307:
303:
298:
296:
292:
288:
284:
279:
277:
273:
268:
266:
261:
259:
255:
251:
243:
241:
239:
231:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
195:
192:
190:
186:
183:
180:
178:
174:
171:
168:
166:
162:
157:
153:
151:
147:
145:
141:
140:
139:
135:
131:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
72:
70:
66:
44:
35:
31:
22:
19:
531:expanding it
524:
499:. Retrieved
495:
486:
474:. Retrieved
467:
458:
446:. Retrieved
439:
430:
418:. Retrieved
414:
405:
393:. Retrieved
386:
377:
358:
334:
331:Demographics
314:
299:
294:
280:
269:
262:
250:Wirraayaraay
247:
238:Gwydir River
235:
206:Gwydir River
201:
200:
170:Gwydir Shire
18:
388:Sydney Mail
214:New England
194:New England
128:Postcode(s)
119:Established
112:2016 census
94: /
82:150°59′59″E
69:Coordinates
570:Categories
368:0869141562
339:References
254:Gamilaraay
216:region of
107:Population
79:30°00′00″S
501:6 October
476:7 October
448:7 October
420:6 October
395:7 October
327:in 1922.
256:group of
232:Geography
222:Australia
110:45 (
441:The Land
310:Scotland
150:Tamworth
137:Location
244:History
226:Bingara
212:in the
156:Bingara
365:
295:gireye
165:LGA(s)
144:Sydney
317:Moree
202:Keera
56:Keera
25:Keera
527:stub
503:2023
478:2023
450:2023
422:2023
397:2023
363:ISBN
132:2404
122:1837
312:.
208:in
572::
494:.
466:.
438:.
413:.
385:.
347:^
289:,
260:.
220:,
558:e
551:t
544:v
533:.
505:.
424:.
371:.
114:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
