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his name was Thomas Baccon he was
also a good man his wife used to cook
for the shepherds. Orr Brothers then sold
this property out to a Mr Loyd and Wittycombe
& Iredale. Mr Iredale was manager. shortly
after Loyd & Willycombe sold their shares
to Mr Iredale he then had it on his own
a Mr Humphreys was then manager for
Iredale. Orr Bros then purchased a place
called Yaminabah from a Mr Charles &
Mathew Fitzsimmons, Brothers. Mr Orr
was also in parteners with a Mr Collis
of Bungle Gully. He Mr Orr then bought a
place named Garrawilla from a Mr G.N.
Cox that I should think would be in (64)
He then bought another station gooranawa
from an other Mr King Cox & from this
same person he Mr Orr purchased another
station call Ulamambri, Belar was
another place purchased by Mr Orr from a
Mr Tom Wangar. In the mean time James
Orr returned to England. Mr Ebeneza Orr
then sold out to a Mr Shannon & Mr
Jennings his brother James Orr returned
for the sale. A Mr W.H.Kelly was put to
manage Garrawilla & Rogers Brothers
managed Ulamambri. Gooranawa was
sold to a different person by the name
of Mr Featherstonehaugh. the names given
here in the different stations was a big
lot of country which has since been cut
up in small blocks & owned by different
persons which have changed from one
to another pretty frequently. I must state
that the (Orr) Brothers were greatly missed
as I have stated before they were most
generous and kind hearted to every one alike.