PASTORAL
Early Settlers in the region under the Lands Acts - 1869 - 1890
Brown Lewin Niall Bigalow Little O’Callaghan
Carroll Macaulay O’Donnell Carthew Maloney O’Sullivan
Chambers Masterton Panlook Clancy McDonald dePiazza
Croucher McGuffie Pini Dundas McLees Prendergast
Earl Milne Sanderson Evans Moore Smith
Hardy Morrison Webb Heally Munroe Wood
Hopkins Murphy Woodside
Carroll Macaulay O’Donnell Carthew Maloney O’Sullivan
Chambers Masterton Panlook Clancy McDonald dePiazza
Croucher McGuffie Pini Dundas McLees Prendergast
Earl Milne Sanderson Evans Moore Smith
Hardy Morrison Webb Heally Munroe Wood
Hopkins Murphy Woodside
Abbeyards
This property was first settled in 1875 by Messrs Rodda, Breen and McLean .
It is believed that it received its name from its homestead which was said to resemble an Abbey.
It was burnt down in 1919.
It is adjacent to the Buffalo River, 40km south of Lake Buffalo, in the High Country.
Cattle grazed this bush country and were driven to Sale Yards in Myrtleford.
Flanagan's Sale yards, 1934
Stock came form a wide area within the North-east - from places such as
Map of Local Pastoral Runs - 1848
Myrtleford is situated inside the "Myrtle Creek" Run
Early Pastoral Runs in the District
1837 John Hillas Myrtle Creek 1838 George Mackay Warouly
1839 William Furlonge Barwidgee 1839 William Bowman Woorajay
1841 William Chapman Murmungee 1845 William Campion Dandongadale
1845 M. Johnson Buffalo 1849 Shepherd & Ardlie NogNogWah
1846 David Johnson Merriang 1855 John Johnston Croppers Creek
1862 Hector Macaulay Winteregah 1870 Rodda, Breen, McLean Abbeyards
