Hunter Valley Settlers
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Allyn River | Williams River | Dungog
| Cairnsmore
| The Grange
| Canniingalla | Norwood
Settlers on Map 3
Old
Times Road Notes - from Tegg's
Pocket Almanac 1842
Road from Wallarobba to the
Upper William and Chichester
Rivers......
147. On the
right leave the road from
Wollombi to Port Stephens and
the Manning
150. Pass
the north west corner of
Mr. Chapman's farm
150˝. Cross Wallarobba
Creek and follow its course
through the grants of the late
A.M. Baxter Esq.,
and
Mr. Verge.
153. The Village reserve
of Wallaroo on the right is a
track to Clarence Town crossing
about three miles off the road
from the Wollombi to Port
Stephens at 152 miles from
Sydney
154. Enter
Hook's grant;
on the west is Tabbit Hill.
156. Cross Tabbit Creek;
higher up this creek are the
grants of
Mr Ferdinand Anley,
and
Mr. Grayson Hartley;
to the east is Wilhurghully
Hill.
157. Melbee the
grant of
Mr.
D.F. Mackay
158. On
the right, village reserve of
Wihurghully; here the Myall
Creek joins the William, the
road following the course of the
Myall along its western bank.
159. Cross Dorigo and
Montyac, two small streams
running into the Myall through
Mr. C.L. Brown's grant.
159˝. On the right,
Dungog a high hill, part of the
range, dividing the waters of
the William and Myall.
161˝. Cross the Myall, under
another high hill called
Puntelva situated in Mr.
Thompson's grant.
162˝.
Hut
163˝.Grant of
Charles Windeyer
Esq., J.P., called
Tillegrah; about a mile on the
left is Codagot Hill.
164. Cross the Williams River to
Canningalla,
Sir James Dowling's Farm.
About a mile on the right is the
confluence of the William and
Chichester Rivers. Lower down
the William on the north bank
are the farms of Mr. W. Foster,
and
Mr. Lawrence Miles.
From Tillegrah there is a track
to the south west, following
upwards the course of the Myall
to the right of Mount Narroul
and crossing the range by Mount
Windeyer to Park's grant on the
Allyn River. The course of the
William and Chichester is from
the west, their sources being in
the Mount Royal Hills; they run
parallel to each other like the
Paterson and Allyn, and about
two miles apart. Between these
rivers are the grants of
Rookin and
the
Messrs Mosman,
and on the south banks of the
William are the grants of Mr.
Mann called Munni; Messrs McLean
and McKenzie, called Tanumbuc
and Messrs Scott and
Adair.
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Notes & Links:
1).
Peter Miller Cunningham
described the Williams River
area in Two Years in New
South Wales comprising sketches
of the actual state of society
in that colony, of its peculiar
advantages to emigrants, of its
topography, natural history
published in 1828.........
2). The principal
characteristics of this district
from Clarence town upwards are
open forest land, affording
excellent sheep pasture, and on
the banks of the rivers small
flats of alluvial soil and
strips of vine brush in which
are found cedar and other
valuable timbers; the track
between the William and
Chichester is said to be the
finest bit of sheep country in
the whole colony. Immediately
over the range at the head of
these rivers some plains are
visible; there also, the waters
of the Manning take their rise.
The country extending from the
William northwards towards the
Manning for thirty or forty
miles is entirely unlocated,
being very difficult of access
and much broken by scrubby
ranges, separating the many
small streams that flow to the
Manning and to the Gloucester
River, which is the principal
branch of the Manning...Maitland
Mercury 15 October 1887
3). A geographical
dictionary; or Gazetteer of the
Australian colonies: By William
Henry Wells 1848
4).
History in the Williams
River Valley web site - ongoing
work of historical investigation
5). From A9020
(xiii) Album of Dungog Postcards
by George Kelly Photographer
Dungog (c1905-1915),
with correspondence on verso of
postcards from Edie Kelly
(Dungog) – daughter of the
photographer George Kelly to
Miss Gertie Alder (Hamilton)
1908-1914.....Cultural
Collections, University of
Newcastle. (Click on the
photograph below to find more
photographs from this
collection).
![“Wansy’s” property and barn with cows and horses approx. 4 miles from Dungog township. [1913]](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8421/7847117148_cdf3b4d6e4.jpg)
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