Yellowin

~YELLOWIN RUN~

John, Thomas & Elizabeth WILKINSON

1838 to 1966 Run No. - 182

Portion No.s -

Acres - 25 Square miles in the beginning.

RUN 182. Wilkinson John. Name of run, Yellowin. Estimated area, twenty-fire square miles. Estimated grazing capabilities, six hundred cattle. Bounded on the south by the Tumut Rirer; on the north, cast, and west, by lofty ranges. - (Ref- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Monday 16 October 1848).

Records show that the three Wilkinson teenagers who settled in the southern end of the Blowering Valley actually started out from Gundaroo, NSW, an area miles away from Tumut. Their father had arrived in the colony in Sydney as a convict in 1818 (about a year after William Bridle) who was to become very involved with his desenants in the mid 1800's in the Talbingo - Yellowin areas south of Tumut, NSW.

Ref. Adelong Argus, 1904 - Mr.Thomas WILKINSON said, "In 1838 I left Gundaroo and rode up to Tumut accompanied by BOYD who drove a bullock team. My sister came up also with BOYD's wife on a cart...." also another brother John WILKINSON came too after they all had a disagreement with their step mother. (Ref:- http://gundaroo.info/genealogy/genealog.htm)

Apparently after the early death of their mother John, Thomas and Elizabeth Wilkinson could not get on with their new step mother and decided to move on and relocate to greener pastures. Their father had given them a heard of cattle as a starting point and they travelld to Tumut in company with Thomas & Mrs Boyd and settled in the Gilmore Valley. Then after a dispute over the land they had selected they were moved on by Mr Henry Bingham - the local Commissioner of lands and land owner in Tumut.

So an area of about 25 square miles was to become their home in the neighbouring valley.

What an exciting proposition for a very young set of brothers and sister.

Yellowin Early Map

"Yallowan" as the area was first known, now known as "Yellowin" is another very rich farming area situated at the southern end of Blowering Valley, with a long Tumut River frontage.

In 1838 John aged (17 yrs), Thomas aged (14 yrs) & Elizabeth (aged 12 yrs) WILKINSON took up the Yellowin Run which was an area of 25 square MILES of which a high proportion was mountain country.

As the years passed the three brothers and sister established a very successful property, they settled into their new community and married local partners.

John Wilkinson married Miss Elizabeth McAlister in Yass, NSW, in 1847, (Ref:- NSW BDM No. V1847589 3)

Thomas Wilkinson married Miss Susanna Bridle in Tumut, NSW, in 1847, (Ref:- NSW BDM No.0000).

Elizabeth Wilkinson married Mr Lampe in Tumut, NSW, in 1847, (Ref:- NSW BDM No. 0000)

Yellowin Public School was on a 2 acre block - (Ref- P.114 - Resumed Gazette 21.8.1912).

Later Land Owners to share in the Yellowin Valley.

"Yukon Park"

Peter K & Mrs Lund, owners and Eric Harold & Mrs Mavis Lund, owners / Mr & Mrs Sevend Lund, owners / Mr Jim Forsyth, owner / Wilkinson, owners /

YELLOWIN

The early resumptions at Jones's Bridge, Wermatong and the Yellowin areas are * Indicated in a report listed in the NSW Government Gazette on 9th July 1965. This being their official notification of a date to restart their futures.

PRE-EMPTIVE PURCHASES.

The attention of all parties interested is directed to the notioe in tho GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, dated the 9th instant, Intimating that the several undermentioned Pre-emptive Purchases have been approved, vie.,

MONARO DISTRICT.-Robert Tooth and the representatives of the late £. Tooth, Kemoraka, 180 acres, £181; 160 acres. £161.

MURRUMBIDGEE DISTRICT.-John Hone and George Day, Little Billabong, 3S8 acres, £365 18s. ; J. Wilkinson, Yellowin, 320 acres, £321.

* Philip Rolf WILKINSON - 587 acres and * Estate of the later Henry G.W WILKINSON - 310 acres and * Ronald Cedric & Frederick Thomas & Vere L. WILKINSON - 1250 - (1600?) acres and Estate of the late J. WILKINSON - 12 acres and *Vincent E. TOWNSEN & Alexender W. WITHERS - 148 acres and * Eric Harold LUND - 1202 acres and *Peter K. LUND - 1497 acres and *Gunther G.U. KELLER - 520 acres and *Richard L. MATCHETT - 760 acres

FURTHER HISTORY

The neighbourhood of "Yellowin," near Adelong, is infested with native dogs, not the pure dingo, but a crossbreed, which are very ferocious. A Mr. Wilkinson has latterly lost several calves, and even yearlings are attacked and devoured by these rapacious brutes. - (Ref- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Thursday 21 September 1865).

BRUTAL MURDER - WOMAN'S HEAD BATTERED. - Melbourne, Thursday. With her head battered in, and a tomahawk lying close by. Mrs Catherine Dawson was murdered at Yellowin. Robbery is believed to be the motive as the drawers were ransacked. The police are pursuing two lines of enquiry and are confident of effecting an early arrest. - (Ref - Northern Standard (Darwin, NT : 1921-1955) Friday 14 November 1924)

DEATH - WILKINSON.-June 4, 1937, at private hospital, Wagga. John Wilkinson, of Yellowin, Tumut, beloved husband of Beryl Wilkinson. - (Ref- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Saturday 26 June 1937).

1870 DEEDS OF GRANT available.

Title Deeds available for delivery upon payment of £1 Deed Fee.

Note - There are TWO roughly alphabetical listings as they appear in the Gazette.

[Government Gazette, 8 November, 1870, pp.2479 - 2507.]

(Rusheen Craig - 27 August, 2006.)

No. of Deed (not all copied); Date of Deed of Grant; Name of Grantee and address. County; Parish or Town; Allotment; Section; Area in acres, roods and perches.

No. - ; Sept., 1856; WILKINSON John, jun. , of Yallowan. Co. Wynyard; Tumut; Allot 3; Sect 10; Portion 7; 0a 2r 0p.

No. - ; Sept., 1856; WILKINSON Thomas Henry, of Yallowan. Co. Wynyard; Tumut; Allot 6; Sect 10; Portion 71; 0a 2r 0p.

No. - ; Sept., 1856; WILKINSON John, of Tumut. Co. Wynyard; Tumut; Allot 20; Sect 18; Portion 20; 0a 2r 0p.

- (Ref- http://www.dcstechnical.com.au/Rusheen/1.0_People.htm)

This report is submitted in good faith. All endeavours have been made to make all entries authentic and correct. For any corrections and additional valuable information, maps and photos you may have please contact John

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TUMUT. I [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] Ws are enjoying delightful weather. The mornings and evenings are quite cool. 43,000 sheep belonging to various owners are camping to-night on our town common. The parits in charge" seem jubilant that their toilsome march through an uninviting district is ended ; tbere is abundance of grass in the mountain country where these Hooks are bound. 17,000 sheep

(Messrs. Rankin, Brothers') for Bombowlee station passed through town this morning, also 3000 (Simpson's) for Toomoorooma.

Mr. E. G. Brown, on Thursday last, sold by auction a nice lot of store bullocks on account of Mrs. Smiles to Mr. John Jenkins, of Nangus, at £4 7s. 6d. per bead; also to. variouns purchersers, a pen of ewes 6, and 8-tooth, at Se. 6d. per bead. A mob of useful horses were disposed of at prices from £2 to £6 10s. During the week Mr. Brown has sent away, consigned to Mews. Mort and Co., several loads of wool from Gocup (Mr. T. U. ELLiot's) and Tnl Wnsf's (Mr. Lampe), also four tons of hides. To-day, Mr. Brown has been superintending the placing in position of a bridge which he has had constructed for the passage of sherp across the river at the Tumut old punt.

Our storekeepers and others have for some time past complained of business being slack; the fact is that trade, in its various branches, is overdone here. However, with the influx of travelling sheep and Christmas approaching, I expect matters will brighten somewhat.

A Court of land inquiry was held here on the 22nd ultimo, befare Mr. Commissioner Clarke. The following cases as to non-residence were heard, viz.,

Mr Neil Rankin, 70 acres, Killimicat

Jessie Cameron. 50 acre's, Brungle!

Alexander Piper, sen., 120 acres, /Mondongo

Alexander Pipar,, dun., 100 aor s, .Mondonga;

Walter Rennie 320 aeres.Nacki Nacki:

Mr. Street, Inspectpr of Conditional Purchases,, attended, and gave evidence ,in support of each information. In the first two cases, the respondents, appeared' to rely upon the value of the improvements placed upon the ground in question. ln the other cases the respondents did not appear.

Tnf Cmembpr8 of All Saints (Anglican) Church purpose prenantfcg their vicar, the Rev D. 15. Jones, with a testimpniaiand address prior to his leaving Tumut for Deaili .qnip is.f(£the olose of the year. , On Monday evening last a meriting' of,the parishioners washeldwthe church to make the uecetjsai y arrangements. Mr. It. A. Ne wmsn occupied tl^e chair.' Several,speakers testified to the high rrs?pct and esteemta which tbeir clergyman is held by all classes of the (.ijnmunity. and naturally adverted to the genernl regret felt at his removal ; but it was pointed out that the rev. ' gentleman's failing health had long bean a matter of deep anxiety to his friends, and, tontraiy to their wishes and advice, when a more eminent position was offered for his acceptance, their beloved vicar had at considerable self-sacrifice chosen to remain amongst them. It was now imperative that he should peek «change of olimate. and in doing so the Bishop of the diocese, in recog- nition of the Rev. D. E. Jones's zeal and ability, bad elevated him to the dignity of an archdeacon. The meeting appointed a'J committee,- consisting of Messrs. ' Vyner; Tiogcombe, Newman, and Brown, to draw up the address. Mr. W, H. Bridle was chosen secretary, and Mr. H. C. Tingcombe treasurer, to the testimonial fund. The names of a number of ladies, who volunteered their services as collectors a the tova and, district, were taken down by the chairman. On Thursday afternoon the ladies met and arranged their plan of action. The Rev. D. E. Jones is to preach his farewell sermon on' Christmas day. His successor is to be the Rev. George Spencer, of Adelong'.

On Monday last, a severe and rather singular accident occurred at the woolshed of Messrs Rankin, Brothers, Bombowlee. A sheep struggling in the hands of a shearer suddenly kicked the sheare from the mans hand, sending them towards the roof of the shed, where they struck against a beam and descended points' downwards on the right shoulder of Mr. John Dundas, severing several large blood- vessels and injuring the muscles Mr. A Rankin at once placed the wounded man in his carnage and drove him into town Dr. Serlfe sewed up the wounds and staunched the hemorrhage, which was so excessive that Dundas several times fainted before the operation was completed A company of little children were later assembled in front of Mr. luahy'e new building in Wjma d-street They were playing together seated upon the ground in a small circle,, when an iron bucket filled with plaster fell from the scaffold of the upper story into the midst of the little group, providentially without injuring any of them.

During the past week, Mr Hookina, district inspector of schools, has paid us an official visit and has exprèsed himself highly satisfied with the general proficiency of the various schools in and around Tumut Mr. Hookm» spent two (days examining the pupils attending the Public school, 119 children were present out of 140 enrolled. Ihe inspector's remarks were highly complimentary to both children and teachers. December 4_ . Zoomplus thumb minus left thumb right up thumb down Show/hide - (REf- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Saturday 9 December 1876).