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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,.........................................................................................................................................