Marlo

History

The first settler to occupy the Marlo township area was James Stirling around the year 1875. He built a bark hut on the bluff that had two rooms, bark walls, earthen floors and a shingle roof. By 1884, this structure had expanded to a 9 roomed accommodation house and in 1886 became the Marlo Hotel when a liquor license was granted. Notable years in Marlo's History: *1845-1874 Norman McLeod holds the land around Marlo *1854 Charles Petersen employs 40 men to strip wattle bark along the Snowy River for tanneries in Europe *1875 James Stirling occupies land at the Marlo Bluff *1880 Snowy River Shipping Company formed *1880 Marlo's population is 30 residents *1884 James Stirling's Marlo Accommodation House *1886 James Stirling's Marlo Hotel *1889 The "Neptune" wrecked at Pearl Point with Martin Jorgenson *1889 Marlo declared a township *1890 First Marlo land sales adjacent to Jorgenson St *1891 Samuel Richardson builds the Curlip paddle steamer *1893 First telephone installed at Marlo Hotel *1894 Duncan Cameron's Marlo Hotel *1895 The "Ridge Park" wrecked on Beware Reef *1900 Unofficial school taught by Miss Mulfahey *1902 Marlo State School 3433 opened *1906 Gluth's Marlo Hotel *1906 Marlo's first bridge completed *1907 Sir Reginald Talbot visits Marlo *1907 Marlo Cemetery Gazetted *1908 Stewart's Marlo Hotel *1908 Experimental farm developed on Marlo Plains *1910 Post Office at Stirling residence in Willis Ave *1914 Marlo Race Course Gazetted as temporary recreation reserve *1915 Shipping ceases in Port of Marlo *1916 Marlo Estate land sales along Willis Ave and Old Marlo Rd *1921 Gas light beacon flashing every 11 secs replaces kerosene *1925 Walter Rice builds a general store *1925 Post Office at Marlo Hotel *1926 First tour bus arrives in Marlo *1927 Seagull…

Most-observed species

• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  1,282
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  1,118
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  1,025
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater

  Caligavis chrysops (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  997
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  945
• Brown Thornbill

  Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  907
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  901
• Eastern Yellow Robin

  Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  816

Most recent

• M 3.2 — 2003-07-07
  28 km SSE of Lakes Entrance, Australia