Gloucester Advocate in Gloucester, New South Wales

Early Comboyne settlement pioneers and land bids

The article recalls Comboyne’s early settlement with brothers over a century ago who applied for land amid government closed lands. The O Shaughnessys faced hardship and mental strain, then vanished from the scene. Later surveyors opened blocks on the Plateau. Jones family and others emerged as the real pioneers guiding growth and Lamboyne’s lasting link. The piece notes lost neighbours, stores, roads, and a pioneering struggle.