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Articles and Books About Western and Some of Central Nsw Rusheen’s Website: www.rusheensweb.com ARTICLES AND BOOKS ABOUT WESTERN AND SOME OF CENTRAL NSW. RUSHEEN CRAIG October 2012. Last updated: 20 March 2013 Copyright © 2012 Rusheen Craig Using the information from this document: Please note that the research on this web site is freely provided for personal use only. Site users have the author's permission to utilise this information in personal research, but any use of information and/or data in part or in full for republication in any printed or electronic format (regardless of commercial, non-commercial and/or academic purpose) must be attributed in full to Rusheen Craig. All rights reserved by Rusheen Craig. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wentworth Combined Land Sales Copyright © 2012 Rusheen Craig 1 Contents THE EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE WESTERN PLAINS. ...................................................... 6 Exploration of the Bogan. ................................................................................................................................... 6 Roderick Mitchell on the Darling. ...................................................................................................................... 7 Exploration of the Country between the Lachlan and the Darling ...................................................................... 7 Occupation of the Country. ................................................................................................................................ 8 Occupation of the Bogan Country. ..................................................................................................................... 9 The Lachlan Backblocks. ................................................................................................................................. 10 Water Conservation. ......................................................................................................................................... 11 The Great Central Scrub. .................................................................................................................................. 12 The Rabbit. ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 Darling River Traffic. ....................................................................................................................................... 12 The Coaching Days. ......................................................................................................................................... 13 References. ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 MUDGEE AS IT IS (1875) ................................................................................................................................ 16 Situation and General Description. ................................................................................................................... 16 RIVERINA (1875) ............................................................................................................................................. 18 WELLINGTON (1875) ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Properties in the immediate neighbourhood of Wellington. ............................................................................. 23 Arthurville. ................................................................................................................................................... 23 Apsley. ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Fairfield. ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Garryowen .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Gobalion ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 Gunegalderie. ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Goonoo. ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 Millbulla ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 Mount Arthur................................................................................................................................................ 25 Nanima ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Naragal ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Neurea. ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Church of England ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Roman Catholic Church. .................................................................................................................................. 27 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wentworth Combined Land Sales Copyright © 2012 Rusheen Craig 2 Officials in the District. .................................................................................................................................... 27 Land Purchases. ................................................................................................................................................ 29 Conditional Purchases made during the month of July 1875 . ...................................................................... 29 Approved Claims for Pre-emptive Leases 1875. ...................................................................................... 29 Some Applications for Mining Leases 1875 ..................................................................................................... 30 Some of the Mining Leases Cancelled ............................................................................................................. 30 WILCANNIA (1875) ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Bridges ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Jottings Down River. .................................................................................................................................... 31 Umberumberka Mail. ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Wilcannia Stock and Station Report, August 1875. .......................................................................................... 32 Our Balranald Correspondent says ................................................................................................................... 32 Our Barrier Ranges Correspondent reports ....................................................................................................... 32 The Central Australian says .............................................................................................................................. 32 The Dubbo Dispatch reports ............................................................................................................................. 33 A few transactions in Stock noted - .................................................................................................................. 33 The Riverina Grazier reports ............................................................................................................................ 33 Robert D. Barton, "Reminiscences of an Australian Pioneer", (1917). ................................................................. 34 People Mentioned by Robert D. Barton ............................................................................................................ 36 THE OVERLANDERS ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Charles Bonney, Autobiographical Notes (Pub. 1921) ..................................................................................... 44 "Charles Bonney, A Pastoral Pioneer, Overlanding in the Thirties," Ernest Favenc. ........................................ 46 A Fresh Start................................................................................................................................................. 46 Another Tragedy,.........................................................................................................................................
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