	{"id":99714,"date":"2025-05-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=99714"},"modified":"2025-05-22T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:03:59","slug":"the-kangaroo-chronicles-a-glimpse-into-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/the-kangaroo-chronicles-a-glimpse-into-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"The kangaroo chronicles: a glimpse into the past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KANGAROOS have commanded many column inches in the <em>McIvor Times<\/em> over the decades; whether as a subject of amusement or concern, they have always been newsworthy.<\/p>\n<p>In the early days of European settlement kangaroo hunts were common and provided a readily-available source of fresh meat.<\/p>\n<p>However in September 1866, the paper noted an unexpected hazard from this food source.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A German miner visited an Italian friend in this neighbourhood a few days ago, and the host placed before his guest a bowl of kangaroo-tail soup,&#8221; it reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the time arrived for the evening meal both ate heartily of the delicacy, which was made of good consistency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shortly after finishing the meal the pair retired to their bunks, but after a while the guest arose in the dark, muttering angrily but in an unknown tongue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was evidently bent on mischief, and was feeling for his clasp knife, which, fortunately, had fallen between the wall and the bunk, and could not be found.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His host deemed it prudent to raise an alarm, thinking his friend was mad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In answer to the summons the neighbours came in and found the angry German in a towering passion, as he conceived that a practical joke had been played upon him, because the glutinous soup had caused the adhesion of his tremendous moustache to his luxuriant beard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During his sleep the hirsute appendages on his upper lip and chin had completed their cohesion so firmly as to account for his inarticulate ravings and anger.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The release of his jaws and a little explanation soon set matters right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kangaroos were seen less often by town dwellers than they are today.<\/p>\n<p>In August 1871 the paper reported on a rare sighting in High Street, Heathcote.<\/p>\n<p>The Town Clerk was apparently &#8220;unable to explain how the kangaroo got into the town, but says if he had his dogs with him he would have secured it, which would have been a nice presentation to make to the Borough Council when stuffed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/05\/hmtkangaroohuntclub1_32674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Kangaroo Hunt Club captured somewhere in Central Victoria in 1859. Photo: T HANNAY\/STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kangaroos were not particularly popular and a number of stories about attacks only fuelled the fear.<\/p>\n<p>In November 1880, the <em>McIvor Times<\/em> reprinted a story about a lethal encounter between a selector&#8217;s wife and &#8220;old man kangaroo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She died from &#8220;frightful injuries to different parts of her body&#8221; after attempting to save her dog from a similar fate.<\/p>\n<p>This antagonistic attitude towards kangaroos was beginning to have longer-term consequences.<\/p>\n<p>In March 1890, the <em>McIvor Times<\/em> reproduced a small item from the Bendigo News which stated that &#8220;the rapid decrease in the number of kangaroos is beginning to attract the attention of scientific societies in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the collective reports of the various stock inspectors, it was estimated that in 1887 there were 1,881,510 kangaroos.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 1888 the number fell to 1,170,380, a decrease of 711,130.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This trend prompted the Game Act 1890 in Victoria, which brought in strict hunting seasons for a large number of species of native animals and birds, including kangaroos.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the regulations, numbers were still dwindling.<\/p>\n<p>In June 1911, Mia Mia resident Robert Hyslop penned a letter to the <em>McIvor Times<\/em> to express his concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The native animals are decreasing rapidly and in numbers, and it would be well to protect rigorously the few that remain,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a small mob of kangaroos on the hills near Mia Mia, which certainly should be preserved; but they are continually being hunted and shot at, though they are protected by law all the year round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If public attention is drawn to the matter perhaps some steps would be taken to put down this illegal destruction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An honorary inspector under the Game Act might be appointed for the district.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then, perhaps, an example would be made of those who never see a bird or animal without at once trying to destroy it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In mid-1915 two Heathcote police officers brought a man before the Police Court on a charge of killing protected game.<\/p>\n<p>While he was found guilty, the fine was only 10 shillings, plus another 20 shillings in associated costs, including the value of the kangaroo.<\/p>\n<p>This is equivalent to about $189 today and despite an appeal by police, the magistrate refused to alter his decision and increase the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>It was not until 1975 that kangaroos were fully protected under the Wildlife Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANGAROOS have commanded many column inches in the McIvor Times over the decades; whether as a subject of amusement or concern, they have always been newsworthy. 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