John Jobbins
John Jobbins was a convict (1) who became a wealthy man with large cattle runs supplying his butchering businesses in Sydney. In 1836 he arrived at the crossing place on the Murray River and took up Cumberoona and Talgarno stations. Jobbins had a ruthless attitude...
William Hutchinson (William Bowman’s father in law)
William was by trade a butcher (2) but at age 20 he was convicted at the Old Bailey in London for housebreaking and stealing goods valued over £168 (1) – a fortune at the time. He was sentenced to death commuted to 7 years in the colony and arrived in Australia...
George Faithful
After the Faithful massacre, he took up a station on the Ovens River near present-day Wangaratta. He failed to make good relations with Indigenous people and Rev Joseph Docker noted that George Faithful was renowned for having his animals speared when his neighbours...
Mrs Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Broughton was the daughter of Gabriel Louis Marie Huon de Kerilleau (1769–1828) and Louisa le Sage. She was born on 6th June 1797 and married William Mitchell, born 1st May 1786, (.1) in the parish of St John Parramatta on March 16th, 1812 or 1813 (1)...Event Locations
