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🐂 John and Mary Allsop
John and Mary Allsop selected land on the Woori Yallock flats during the transition from large pastoral runs to smaller holdings. John carted supplies to miners by bullock wagon, cutting tracks to reach customers. When a contract failed, the family lost their selection and began again on hillside land. Carrying mail to Beenak three days a week provided another income. Their story records the precarious work behind settlement: making roads usable, moving supplies and trying to keep a property through setbacks. The local connection is a working household whose livelihood depended on serving surrounding communities.
🥾 Clara Crosbie
Clara Crosbie became part of local history after disappearing in bushland near Woori Yallock in 1885. Community histories recount that she survived twenty-one days before being found, sheltering in a hollow log. She was visiting from Melbourne. Her association records a dramatic event in the district's history, and the difficulty unfamiliar country could present even close to developing settlements.
