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Numurkah Districts Early History Unearthed
Bruce Tunnock recalls 1840s squatters and Crown Lands officials who issued licences for sheep runs £10 fee and half-penny annual tax. The commissioner led troopers in frontier duties settling boundaries defending settlements amid clashes with Aboriginal groups. Early explorers described Murray region’s dry lagoons, pine ridges, and a kangaroo incident for locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Lil Nis
Nuitle
Benatoers
Murray River
Moira
Picola
Carr
Jackass