Records show that Mangalore was held from 1839 by Colonel Joseph Anderson (1790-1877)[1] who along with his brother General John Anderson has applied for 128,000 acres to support stock comprising 500 cattle and 30,000 sheep. The property which they named Mangalore was derived from the name of John’s military station in India. The acreage was reduced to 83,200 acres and then adjusted again up to 102,400 acres. In 1863 Jack Furlong (1811-1890)[2]took over the run followed by the Bank of Australasia in 1863 and Lloyd Jones in 1871.[3]

Moving forward to 1942, the Commonwealth has had in its possession 1282 acres, secured under Section 54 of the National Security (General) Regulations. Which it had secured in the Mangalore district. It had the Victorian Railways undertake earthworks and associated track work for the construction of a siding located in what had been contemplated to become an ammunition site. This siding was later removed. Mangalore did have its own railway station which was located on the junction of the Melbourne – Shepparton line.  The local hotel, which burnt down in 2003, and re-opened the following year closed for what seemed permanently reopened it doors on 15 July 2022. Since it’s existence, Mangalore has contributed enlistees for the Boer War 1899-1902 and World War One. Although it is only a small hamlet, its history is peppered with many interesting aspects of history waiting to be explored.

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[1]Melbourne Argus 25 July 1948 Page 1

[2]Pastoralist and Politician purchased Seven Creeks near Euroa in 1854. Elected to be spokesman for the squatters on the Victorian Legislative Council. Sat for and obtained selection for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, a position he held from 15 December 1864 until 12 June 1867 when he resigned his seat due to insolvency.Nancy Adams, ‘Forlonge, William (1811–1890)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/forlonge-william-2054/text2549, published first in hardcopy 1966, accessed online 27 October 2022.

[3]Brennan, Niall H.G. Martindale’s New Crossing Place: A History of Seymour and its Shire 2^nd Edition 1982 Page 14 see also Billis, R.V. and Kenyon, A.S. Pastoral Pioneers of Port Phillip 1835 – 1851 now Victoria Stockland Press Melbourne 1974 Page 240