Itineraries and Returns of Commissioners of Crown Lands 1837-1849 (NSW) combines records from both the Itineraries and Returns of the Commissioners of Crown Lands 1837-1849 [X811-18] (Reels 2748-2749) and the Itineraries of Commissioner Foster Fyans Jan 1844 - Jun 1846 and Returns of Population and livestock Jan 1844 - Jan 1846 [X690-91] microfilm copy SR Reel 2756) 2 vols.

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in that they describe the properties visited regularly by the Commissioners as well as other activity occurring in the district such as murder, bushrangers etc.
The Commissioners rode thousands of miles during monthly inspections.
The original records include

•      names of station,
•      owner and superintendent;
•      extent and area of run;
•      how watered;
•      number of free and bonded persons on run;
•      number of horses, cows and sheep ;
•      amount of assessment.
There are also many interesting stories of events in the area.
These indexes cover Port Phillip and Brisbane which were still part of NSW at this time.
“Drays robbed near Smokey River, Mr Bromfield reports an event having taken place near his hut, Mt Rouse natives came and attacked the tribe on his run. They killed three men, cutting them open, extracting kidney fat and eating some parts, also killing 2 women extracting their kidney fat, left one living with her entrails on the ground. Only for the timely assistance of Mr Bromfield the Mt Rouse savage cannibals likely would have destroyed a tribe of poor quiet harmless people.”

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