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Claims to Leases of Crown Lands Beyond the Settled District 

New England District 1848

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The under mentioned applied for leases of runs on Crown land beyond the settled district in the New England region of New South Wales . Validity of the claims, requirements for public use and objections were all investigated before the leases were issued.

In settled areas Crown Land leases were granted for one year only, in intermediate areas eight year leases were issued and in areas not yet settled leases such as those below, were granted for fourteen years.
Claimant Name of Run Estimated Area Estimated Grazing Capability
Blaxland, Edward J and Arthur (nowDobie, John and John Blaxland Aitkin's Flat 20,000 acres 800 cattle
Brown, Hetherington and Robinson Bonshaw 143,360 acres 2,000 cattle and 6,000 sheep
Bingle, John  R and Seymour G. Watt Hartswood 50,000 acres 700 cattle
Campbell, Alexander Inverell 50,000 acres 10,000 sheep
Clerk, Edward George Clerkness 66,560 acres 16,000 sheep
Coventry, Andrew Oban 32,000 acres 7,000 sheep
Crawford and McDonell (per A.F. Crawford Moona Plains 15,000 acres 600 cattle and 4,000 sheep
Cruickshank, Frederick Enmore 10,000 acres 1200 cattle, 4000 sheep
Cullen, Thomas Mihi Creek 12,800 acres 5,000 sheep
Cox, James and Smith, Thomas Kingsgate 26,880 acres 1200 cattle, 8000 sheep
Dangar, Henry Gostwyck 48,000 acres 640 cattle and 20,000 sheep
Dangar, Henry Paradise Creek 32,000 acres 8000 sheep
Dangar, Henry Bald Hills 19,200 acres 960 cattle
Day, Edward Denny Aberfoil 75,000 acres 25,000 sheep or cattle in proportion
Dangar, William Kangaroo Hills 35,840 acres 10,000 sheep
Dangar, William Serpentine river 19,200 acres 650 cattle
Donaldson, Stuart Alexander Tenterfield 100,000 acres 800 cattle, 25,000 sheep
Donaldson, Stuart Alexander Clifton 70,000 acres 18,000 sheep
Darby and Goldfinch Tiengah 80,000 acres 8000 sheep
Darby, Arthur Wanscombe 22,400 acres 1,000 cattle
Dumaresq, William Tilbuster 65,000 acres 2000 cattle, 15,000 sheep
Dumaresq, Elizabeth Sophia Saumarez 100,000 acres 1600 cattle, 16,000 sheep
Denne, Henry and R. (per William Denne Tia River 100 square miles 640 cattle, 20,000 sheep
Denne Henry and R. (Per William Denne) Cooplacumpa 10 square miles 640 cattle
 

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