FIRST CENTURY CF DAIRYING IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 



street, Sydney, and also a breeding farm near Camden called Xonor- 

 rah. He kept a special herd of Shorthorns and Longhorns, which 

 were purchased hy Mr. Berry for his Jindyandy dairy at Shoalhaven. 

 Mr. Thomas Rc-ddall was doing bn.-iness with a Mr. George Watson 

 in dairying lines at Lake Illawarra. Their cattle were of the Holder- 

 ness and Longhorned breeds, many of them having white back, belly, 

 and face, with black sides. The whole of the land around Lake 

 Conjoin, Ulladullo. was -old by the Government. Mr. George Mack-ay 

 sold at Parramatta 100 head of dairy co\\ s i.i call to the purest Xor- 

 manby bull in the colony. 



At this time the Segenhoe Kstate, near Singleton, were sending to 

 Sydney some excellent cattle for sale annually. Thomas Potter 

 McQueen, Esq., was the owner, and he had imported at great cost 

 valuable Durham bulls and cows. These lots comprised : ist Bravo, 

 2nd Barren, 3rd Musselman, 4th Tancred, 5th Mameluke. 6th Meteor, 

 7th Star, 8th Friar Tuck, Qth Ranger, loth Casper, nth Rosey, I2th 

 Young Comet. Although a serious drought was threatening the 

 colony, these bulls brought big prices, the chief buyers being South 

 Coast and tableland station owners. Thomas U. Ryder had a valu- 

 able herd of Shorthorn cattle on his estate, Belltrees, Hunter River, 

 the whole of which were sold during this year. Mr. Rycrer had gone 

 to great pains selecting stud stock. The dispersion of this herd gave 

 many of the small breeders an opportunity of getting possession of 

 the very choicest animals at very reasonable prices, especially as all 

 the best animals were sent to Sydney market 'for sale in lots to suit 

 purchasers. For example : A. Polack, auctioneer, Sydney, has for 

 sale at his bazaar thirteen purebred Devon and Durham bulls, just 

 landed ex ship "" Juliet" ; also on account of Mr.. T. U. Ryder, one 

 pure Durham bull and three pure Durham heifers. These animals 

 were imported by Mr. Ryder, and were of special merit according to 

 the auctioneer's announcement. 



1838. At Mr. Thomas Potter McQueen's estate sale, held in Syd- 

 ney January, 1838. The horses, cattle, and sheep realised the sum of 

 17,091 75. 6d. The cattle realised as follows : Bulls : " Rob Roy," 

 John Terry Hughes, 21 IDS.; "Jasper," George Boman, 12 ; "Ivan- 

 hoe," George Boman, 8; "Conqueror," J. Johnson, 13; "Knave 

 of Clubs," George Porter, 20 ; " Forrester," J. McDonald, 17 ios.; 

 'Morning Star," Geo. Townsend, 12; "Fergus," Geo. Townsend, 

 es ; " Young Comet," A. Foss, 40 ; " Sweet William," A. B. Sp.ark, 

 26 ; " Commodore," S. A. Bryant, 22; " Rainbow," J. Johnstone, 

 j4 ; "Emperor," G. A. Bryant, 25; " Cerberes," P. Haydon, 22; 

 " Orion," John Hale, 30. All these bulls were under 12 months, and 

 of the lots sold those of John Terry Hughes, J. Johnson, anfcl A. I'. 

 Spark came to Illawarra, and thence on to Monaro. There were also 

 sold : Bulls : " Mercury," 2 years, A. Fotheringham, 45 ; "Jupiter," 

 4 years, William Howe (Glenlee), 85 ; "Jajphet," 4 years, J. Hale 

 (Parramatta), 60; " Lottery," 6 years, J. Hale (Parramatta), 35. 

 The cows were sold in ten lots of twenty each and \cn lots of fifteen 

 each, and were purchased by practically the same buyer- a- purchased 

 the bulls, and averaged 10 per head. 



The sale of Dr. Lang's e-tate near Mullet Creek, and adjoining the 

 Illawarra Lake, is advertised in allotments as follows : Four allot 

 im-nts <,f \2 acre- each, live -mail farms from 35 to 60 acres each; 

 i-ur -mail farni^ from 25 to 30 acres each ; Peninsula farm, contain- 

 ing ii-' acre- ; H.,.k's farm, containing 60 acres: the Lake farms, 

 containing a- f. .lli W - : 45. 45. 50. 35, 60, 60, 70, 50. and 50 acre- each. 

 Some ,f the farm- were adjoining the properties of Mev-rs. Carvutha 

 Rro-. and Jrnkins. Grant of land in January. 1838. to Mr. Charles 

 Throsby Smith. Illawarra. commencing suth-wr>t corner of Brady's 

 grant, containing uSo acre-, promi.-ed in 1831 by Sir Ralph Darling. 



Mr. John l.aw-on purchased the following imported cattle ar 

 Polack'-. P.a/aar. Sydm-y : ( )ne imported bull. 100; one heifer. 



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