Stories

• BRANSON Titchmarsh, Alma, South Australia 1876
  The Branson family left Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire and made the perilous sea journey to South Australia. Purchasing several blocks of land on the rolling plains north of Adelaide in 1876. Still later this land near Stockton was traded in 1898 for other […]
• DEERAN Woodlawn, Bromelton Queensland 1873
  James Darren Jnr.  born in the Province of Leister, Eire, 1849, and was part of the vast migration out of Ireland post the Great Famine. Escaping hunger and dire poverty, 1.5 million Irish citizens sailed to other lands hoping for a better future. In […]
• FRENCH Gilberton Station, Einasleigh, Queensland 1869
  The story of Gilberton Station is a tale of three interwoven cultures, European, Aboriginal and to a lesser extent that of the Chinese. Tom and Lydia Martel were the founders of Gilberton circa 1869 they acquired the property more or less by squatting, […]
• HOARE Chocolate Hills Dingo, Queensland |1916
  Purchased in May 1916 for 12 pounds 12 shillings 11pence by the current owner’s father, making this a rare century station with a history of only 2 generations. Alf Hoare set about bringing his land into production,and named it Chocolate Hills. Along […]
• PALTRIDGE Minniecrow, Lucindale South Australia |1902
  A late 19th Century presence in the SE of the state led to the purchase of land and the establishment of Minniecrow in 1902. The farm produces lamb and wool. […]
• REARDON Roseglen, Collector NSW | 1854
  Patrick Reardon was convicted of killing Patrick Berrigan on the 12 Dec 1830 in a rock throwing incident. Sentenced to transportation, he left on the “Norfolk” in August 1831 to serve a 7 yr sentence in Australia.Tucked away in his meagre […]
• EVANS Tambua Station Cobar NSW | 1914
  Founding father George Knight acquired the property in 1914 and was at first engaged in mining in addition to producing merino wool. The original homestead and shearing shed are still in use today , and the station is run by George’s great great […]
• GLASS Redlands Allens Flat, Victoria | 1856
  Jesse glass the original owner of the family farm acquired his land circa 1856. He had arrived from Wiltshire UK, and initially earned a tidy living growing vegetables and producing meat for the local gold miners. Timber was also cut and sold to fuel the […]
• FOLEY Fairview Cullerin NSW 2581 | 1845
  Founding father Patrick Foley emigrated from Ireland in January 1841. He found employment at the Sydney Gazette for 4 years before moving inland to purchase 300 acres at Cullerin near Collector in1845. Fairview is now stewarded by Patrick’s great great […]
• WARWICK Holowiliena South Station, via Cradock South Australia | 1853
  William Warwick emigrated from Dumfries Scottland and settled on the property in 1853. He is listed on the ship’s manifest as a blacksmith, though by all accounts his family had a long history of farming in Scotland. Today Holowiliena is run by William’s […]
• SHERIDAN Dunroamin Collector NSW   |   1862.
  Original owner John Sheridan an immigrant from County Kildare, Ireland, purchased 40 acres close to the village of Collector in 1862. He paid the sum of 64 pounds 10 shillings for his new farm which became home to wife Lovey and their 11 children. The […]
• WYE Yetambah Nyngan, NSW | 1917
  The Wye  family story began in 1917 when Sidney Wye took up a 2227 ha, a Soldier Settler block .Sidney had returned from World War I service having been wounded at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on April 25, 1915 .Yetamba, producing livestock and grain, is now […]
• CREED Langmore Station, Raglan Queensland | 1868
  Langmore Station was purchased by Thomas and George Creed on August 10, 1868 and iconic Queenslander homestead still proudly standing was built of light local timber in 1873. The Aborigines nicknamed the area the “valley of the giants” as the […]
• HENERY Alpana Station Blinman ,South Australia | 1878
  Alpana  Station in the heart of the Flinders Ranges, S.A. has been owned and managed by the Henery family for six generations. The name Alpana came from the Adnyamathanha people acknowledged as the original custodians of the land. Paddy Henery , born in […]