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| | Hopwood, Henry (1813 - 1869) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | HOPWOOD, HENRY (1813-1869), founder of Echuca, was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, son of Henry Hopwood, manufacturer, and his wife Mary, née Kelly. |
 | | Randell demonstrated the navigability of the river, Hopwood sent his plans for a town to Lieutenant-Governor La Trobe and, perhaps with prior knowledge, leased a section of the Wharparilla run, newly gazetted as the site for a future town. |
 | | Hopwood's first wife died early in 1857, and in 1859 he married Charlotte Walters of Bendigo. |
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