Stations & Homesteads

Published in 1906, John Sands produced a 164 page directory titled

Farm Life on the Richmond and Tweed Rivers.

Descriptively Illustrated,
Together with Biographical Sketches of Pioneers,  
and General Items of Progress, forming  
a Magnificent Record in the  
Dairying Industry of the
Australian Commonwealth. 

Covering more than 200 stations throughout the district, with over 1000 photos of homesteads and livestock, this comprehensive book gives an excellent snapshot of the lucrative dairy industry that transformed the lives of so many settlers and shaped the region for decades to come.

Below is just a small sample of the photographs of various farms. This link will take you to the full book online.

auraria_king
“Auraria” Federal – R.H. King
carlow_smith
“Carlow” Corndale – Edward Smith
carlow_cottage_smith
“Carlow Cottage” Corndale – Edward Smith
bonalby arthur
“Bonalby” Dunoon – Gavin Arthur
bella_vista_riordan
“Bella Vista” Steve Kings Plain – J.G. Riordan
coganbyan_mckee
“Coganbyan” Myrtle Creek – George H. McKee
alpha_payne
“Alpha” Eltham – D. Payne
clover_hill_barby
“Clover Hill” Bangalow – William Barby
benaud
Coraki – Louis F. Benaud
canon_flat_spinaze
“Canon Flat” Coraki – Spinaze Bros
clashafree
“Clashafree” Dunoon – P. Wilson
belvedere_cottee
“Belvedere” Lismore – Spencer Cottee
dungarubba_leigh
Dungarubba – J.C. Leigh
bella_vista_gibson
“Bella Vista” Mullumbimby – Thomas Gibson
beechley_davis
“Beechley” Rous – William Davis
beechgrove_anderson
“Beechgrove” Eureka – A. Anderson
clashafree_farm
“Clashafree farm” Dunoon – P. Wilson
carnleigh_parrish
“Carnleigh” Mullumbimby – James Parrish
avonmore_hayden
“Avonmore” Goolmanagar – L. Hayden senr.
avontime_reilly
“Avontine” Mullumbimby – W.J. Reilly
erindale
“Erindale” Woodlawn – Thomas English
eulabil_boyce
“Eulabil” Deep Creek – W.L. Boyce
fern_hill_walters
“Fern Hill” Kyogle – W.S. Walters
gaybank_gay1
“Gaybank” Binna Burra – W. Gay
glen_eden_reardon
“Glen Eden” Swan Bay – William Reardon
goldenbranch_clark
“Goldenbranch” Eureka – H. Clark
glenview arthur
“Glenview” Dunoon – W.A. Arthur
green_vale_rice2
“Green Vale” Newrybar – James Rice
longfield_belson
“Longfield” Mullumbimby – Charles Belson
gairloch_mcpherson
“Gairloch” Swan Bay – Alexander McPherson
gaybank_gay2
“Gaybank” Binna Burra – W. Gay
glencoe_yabsley
“Glencoe” Coraki – Thomas Yabsley
grasmere_reading
“Grasmere” Bangalow – F. Reading
gowan_brae_harris
“Gowan Brae” Ellangowan – H. Harris
glenfield_cook
“Glenfield” Rous – S. Cook
hawthorn_morris
“Hawthorn” Dunoon H.C. Morris
hill_top_dawes
“Hill Top” Eltham – C. Dawes
hill_view_maguire
“Hill View” Bangalow – W.W. Maguire
upton_daley
“Upton” Alstonville – A. & H. Daley
tyagarah_wallis
“Mount Tyagarah” Byron Bay – A.F. Wallis
hillview_osborne
“Hillview” Bexhill – E.M. Osborne
lochiel_robins
“Lochiel” Rous – Henry Alexander Robins
geneva_saville
“Geneva” Kyogle – William Saville
glorigan_cullen
“Glorigan” Rous – Fred G. Cullen
wyangarie
“Wyangarie” Kyogle – Messrs. Manifold & Mackinnon
woodbine_campbell
“Woodbine” Bangalow – Robert Campbell
wollongbar_smith
“Wollongbar” Wollongbar – William Henry Smith
wiomba_king
“Wiomba” Corndale – Thomas King
willow_vale_hunter
“Willow Vale” Clunes – T.W. Hunter
tyrone_boyle
“Tyrone” Bangalow – Edward Boyle
springville_murrayville_yabsley
“Springville – Murrayville” Coraki – J.T. Clark
springfield_killen
“Springfield” Dunoon – W.G. Killen
spring_vale_farm
“Spring Vale Farm” – manager’s residence
portree_mckinnon
“Portree” Eltham – R McKinnon
oakside_watterston
“Oakside” Coraki – J. Watterston
mcpherson_sugarmill
McPherson Sugar mill
willow_vale_kennedy
“Willow Vale” Clunes – T.W. Kennedy
warrana_charles
“Warrana” Terrnora – William Charles
tyagarah_wallis
“Mount Tyagarah” Byron Bay – A.F. Wallis
tugela_sheaffe
“Tugela” Federal – W.A. Sheaffe
sunny rises arthur
“Sunny Rises” Dunoon – H.E. & W.J. Arthur
sunny_bank_harrigan
“Sunny Bank” Mullumbimby – Arthur Harrigan
strawberry_hill_hayden
“Strawberry Hill” Goolmangar – L. Hayden junr.
springville_yabsley
“Springville” Coraki – W. Moffit
springville_hillside_yabsley
“Springville – Hillside” Coraki – M. Pizzutti
springville_ben_nevis_yabsley
“Springville – Ben Nevis” Coraki – J. McDonald
springfield_loadsman
“Springfield” Lismore – William Loadsman
spring_vale_taylor
Spring Vale – William Taylor
spring_vale_gay
“Spring Vale” Spring Vale – M. Gay
sea_view_hawkins
“Sea View” Newrybar – F. Hawkins
salem_fredricks
“Salem” Tintenbar – William Fredricks
rossmore_johnstone
“Rossmore” Alstonville – W.A. Johnstone
rosehill_wilson2
“Rosehill” Lismore – Thomas Wilson
rosehill_wilson
“Rosehill” Lismore – Thomas Wilson
mill_view_elliott
“Mill View” Clunes – T. & I. Elliott
mount_boomerang_brandon
“Mount Boomerang” Ellangowan – C. Brandon
oakleigh_brinworth
“Oakleigh – Brinworth” Rosebank – W.E. Towns
oakleigh_hill_view
“Oakleigh – Hill View” Rosebank – Parmenter & Son
oakleigh_hillcrest
“Oakleigh – Hillcrest” Rosebank – W. & G. Armstrong
oakleigh_turkey_key_rises
“Oakleigh – Turkey Key Rises” Rosebank – John L. Sellick
rosebank_sawmill
Rosebank Sawmill
richmond_hill_robinson
“Richmond Hill” Swan Bay – H. Robinson
pacific view carter
“Pacific View” Alstonville – H.T. Carter
ocean_view_hawkins
“Ocean View” Newrybar – S. Hawkins
omagh_alcorn
“Omagh” Kyogle – R.E. Alcorn
oakleigh
“Oakleigh” Rosebank – James Armstrong
oakleigh_the_gogre
“Oakleigh – The Gorge” Rosebank – Allan B. Brooks
munro_dunoon
Dunoon – William Munro
morris_sawmill
Morris Sawmill
middleland_anderson
“Middleland” Eureka – Robert Anderson
maybrook_dawes
“Maybrook” Eltham – Richard Dawes
marlivale_mcintyre
“Marlivale” Lismore – Thomas J. McIntyre
rose_vale_casey
“Rose Vale” Swan Bay – T Casey
marjorie_ville_cooke
“Marjorie Ville” Clunes – George Cooke
coraki_house
“Coraki House” Coraki – William Yabsley
cragsbury_herman
“Cragsbury” McLeans Ridge – A.W. Herman
merrigan_campbell
“Merrigan” Kyogle – A.W. Campbell
glenyon_macgregor
“Glenyon” Myocum – A. & J. Macgregor
main_camp_cunningham
“Main Camp” Myrtle Creek – Cunningham Henderson
lucky boy farm
“Lucky Boy” Dunoon – H. Jarmin
green_vale_rice
“Green Vale” Newrybar – James Rice
dulcet_grange_daley
“Dulcet Grange” Alstonville – P.J. Daley
duckenfield_birmingham
“Duckenfield” Sandy Creek – Lawrence Birmingham
mayburn_gray
“Mayburn” Pearces Creek – W.C. Gray