Harcourt’s largest structure is the three-arch railway viaduct over Barkers Creek on the north side of Symes Road. The bridge was built of Harcourt Granite…
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A roadside memorial in Eagles Road, Harcourt marks the site of the first permanent European settlement in the valley. In 1845 the pioneer Dr. William…
Comments closedNestled among cedar trees in a tiny gully on Specimen Gully Road is a cairn with the words ‘The first gold from the Mount Alexander…
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In 1873 the Victorian Ladies Sericulture Company was formed by forthright and influential Mrs Bladen Neill. Mrs Neill was part-owner of Brockelsby Station at Corowa.…
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The ANA Hall has stood in the centre of Harcourt for more than a century. It is named for the Australian Natives Associations—a nationalistic movement…
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Harcourt Cemetery was gazetted in 1862. The first burial took place in 1865. Notable memorials in the cemetery include: Joseph Blight (quarry-master) George Symes (quarry-master)…
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