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This place is situated on the castlereagh river
Mobbla, was taken up some time in 1856 or 57
by a Mr David Watt & McMaster,
Mr Watt having been an Hotelkeeper in
Murrundi which he sold out before joining
parteners with Mr McMaster. They had no stock
when they first settled on the place as my
father Eugene Griffin always suppied them
with beef. Duncan & John McMaster were their
names. some time after Duncan McMaster &
a halfcaste boy called Yellow George who's
proper name was George Cain, came up.
Mr Watt then went to his own property Ulinda
where he remained for a good many years he
also owned a good many other propertys
as regards land which I cannot call to
mind but his son David Innis Watt is at
present on this station Ulinda & owns a
reat many other valuable places & is I
think a very wealthy man. Old Mr David
Watt also had a Manager who's name was
Mr Kennedy (John) I think was his name.
At the time Duncan McMaster & the dark boy
came they brough their stock. They then
owned Wetalabah Mobbla & Pine Ridge.
Duncan McMaster then come to Binnia
Downs, on his own & build a home. his
son John McMaster, is living there at the
present time. Duncan McMaster on going
to Sydney, sent a man by the name of
James Leslie to manage this property for him.
He Duncan McMaster then lived the rest of
his days in a nice home in darling point Sydney
where he & his wife both died, His son
John then came up to Binnia.