Lachlan river

Man paddles on a ...

Man paddles on a homebuilt raft on the Lachlan River, Lake Cargelligo, 1931 continue

Wiradjuri People

Wiradjuri people are originally from the land that is bordered by the Lachlan, Macquarie and ... continue

Lake Cargelligo

Originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri, Ngyampaa and Barkindji Aboriginal people, the land surrounding Lake Cargelligo ... continue

Hillston

Located on the Lachlan River, Hillston was first settled in 1863 by William Hovvel who ... continue

Forbes

When explorer John Oxley passed through the land that would become Forbes he dismissed it ... continue

Pierce Collits

COLLITS, PIERCE (1769?-1848), settler and innkeeper, was convicted in July 1800 at the Old ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Ambrose Campbell Carmichael

CARMICHAEL, AMBROSE CAMPBELL (1866-1953), politician, soldier and accountant, was born on 19 September 1866 in ... continue

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David Reid

REID, DAVID (1820-1906) and ROBERT DYCE (1829-1900), pastoralists and politicians, were the first and third ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Cornelius O'Brien

O'BRIEN FAMILY: HENRY (1793-1866) and CORNELIUS (1796-1869), pastoralists, were born at Holymount, County Mayo ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

John Hurley

HURLEY, JOHN (1796-1882), innkeeper, pastoralist and politician, was born in Limerick, Ireland, son of John ... continue

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John Smith

SMITH, JOHN (1811-1895), sheepbreeder, was born on 25 May 1811 at Trelanvean, St Keverne, Cornwall ... continue

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Henry O'Brien

O'BRIEN FAMILY: HENRY (1793-1866) and CORNELIUS (1796-1869), pastoralists, were born at Holymount, County Mayo ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

William Cox

William Cox (1764 - 1837), by Charles Rodius, courtesy of State Library of New South Wales ... continue

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Robert Dyce Reid

REID, DAVID (1820-1906) and ROBERT DYCE (1829-1900), pastoralists and politicians, were the first and third ... continue

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William Lynch

LYNCH, WILLIAM (c.1839-1913), Aboriginal community elder, was born near Bannaby (Bonamby) station, south of ... continue

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Frederick Biggs

BIGGS, FREDERICK (c.1875-1961), Aboriginal bushworker and singer, was born in a lambing camp near ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Jack Johnson

JOHNSON, JACK ('MOOLBONG') (c.1868-1943), Aboriginal 'clever man' and song-maker, was born about 1868 and ... continue

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Patrick Higgins

HIGGINS, PATRICK (1825-1882), contractor and pastoralist, was born in Sligo, Connaught, Ireland, son of John ... continue

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William Henry Suttor

SUTTOR, WILLIAM HENRY (1805-1877), pastoralist and politician, was born on 12 December 1805 at Baulkham ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Joseph Bernard Reymond

REYMOND, JOSEPH BERNARD (1834-1918), miller and politician, was born on 3 May 1834 in the ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography